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Spring/Summer 2006 (Volume III, Issue 1)
Everyday Ethics
What to eat? Where to shop? When to lie? The essays in this issue of Greater Good consider the challenging questions of “everyday ethics.” The issue features two articles on the ethics of eating: an essay by philosopher Peter Singer and an interview with journalist Michael Pollan. Other articles discuss the ethics of employing illegal immigrants and the question of how we can teach children to make ethical decisions in their everyday lives. The issue also includes a profile of a new video game that’s trying to help bring peace to the Middle East.
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In Brief
Little Helpers (02)
By Jenn Director Knudsen | Spring/Summer 2006Think toddlers are simply self-centered whirling dervishes, capable only of making a mess, waiting to be cared for and picked up after? Think again.
Q&A
Features
Right and Wrong in the Real World (07)
By Joshua Halberstam | Spring/Summer 2006From our friendships to our jobs to our conduct in public, seemingly small decisions often pose tough ethical dilemmas, says Joshua Halberstam. He offers guidance for navigating the ethical dimension of everyday life.
Can You Do Good by Eating Well? (10)
By Peter Singer, Jim Mason | Spring/Summer 2006A new movement encourages people to eat food that’s grown close to where they live. The food may be fresher and taste better, but Peter Singer and Jim Mason ask if it’s more ethical to eat locally.
Handle with Care (14)
By Nel Noddings | Spring/Summer 2006To deal with everyday ethical problems, kids need more than just a simple list of rules or virtues, argues Nel Noddings. They need chances to talk through their problems with caring and engaged adults.
Ethics on the Corner (16)
By Carolyn Pinedo Turnovsky | Spring/Summer 2006As illegal immigration runs rampant in the United States, so does abuse of undocumented workers. But, asks Carolyn Pinedo Turnovsky, what ethical rules should apply to employees who are here illegally in the first place?
Digital Diplomacy (17)
By Kathy M. Newman | Spring/Summer 2006In an industry often criticized for promoting sex and violence, a new video game helps users bring peace to the Middle East. But will anyone want to play?
Compassion across Cubicles (18)
By Jill Suttie | Spring/Summer 2006A new research movement tries to keep people from tuning out their emotions when they punch in to work.
Book Reviews
Book Review: Our Inner Ape (19)
By Jill Suttie | Spring/Summer 2006By Frans de Waal
Riverhead, 2005, 288 pages
Book Review: The Happiness Hypothesis (20)
By Christine Carter | Spring/Summer 2006By Jonathan Haidt
Basic Books, 2006, 297 pages
Book Review: All Rise (21)
By Matthew Wheeland | Spring/Summer 2006By Robert W. Fuller
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006, 200 pages
Book Review: The Ethical Brain (22)
By Jason Marsh | Spring/Summer 2006By Michael S. Gazzaniga
Dana Press, 2005, 225 pages
Ideas for the Greater Good
The Ethics of Responsibility (23)
By Jonathan Sacks | Spring/Summer 2006Everyday virtue and the meaning of life
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