College Ethics: A Reader on Moral Issues That Affect You

by Bob Fischer

College A Reader on Moral Issues That Affect You is a collection of brief, engaging, and accessible readings on issues that directly affect--and matter to--today's college students. Ideal for courses in college ethics or introductory ethics, College Ethics can be used as either a main
text or a supplementary reader.

FEATURES

Focuses on material that's directly relevant to students' lives, with articles on topics like casual sex, gender identity, hate speech on campus, heavy drinking, and college sports

Covers issues that are important on today's campuses, including accommodating gender identity, responsibility for implicit bias, the nature of prejudice, trigger warnings, and protest

Includes readings on academic ethics, enabling professors to have important conversations about cheating, plagiarism, and the aims of education

Includes a brief primer on ethics, comprehension and discussion questions, and detailed case studies for every reading

Oxford Learning Link contains an Instructor's Manual with Test Bank and PowerPoint lecture slides

A Companion Website provides resources for students

672 pages, Paperback

Published November 11, 2016

Reviews

[KT · Rating 1 out of 5]

The arguments included in this compilation are more opinion pieces which belong in newspapers than actual philosophical writings. Furthermore, the arguments made within each of the pieces contain several logical fallacies including red herring’s, straw-man fallacies, and roundabout logic.