Ethical Dilemmas on Campus. A review of a small handbook for ethical dilemmas the academics frequently face.
Dilemmas are frequent, are of immediate concern, and require a response.
The authors use examples of a variety of problems but miss some broad issues. Their treatment is readable and useful. The standards of the ideal academic life are expected to be very high since teaching and the cultivation of knowledge demand it. At the same time the actors on this stage are human and prone to the same weaknesses as any other person. Progress in the disciplines stands in contrast to the lack of progress on the moral level.