Ethical communication
Subtitle: moral stances in human dialogue
By: edited by Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill.
Contributors: Christians, Clifford G.; Merrill, John Calhoun, 1924-
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Columbia, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780826218391; 9780826218469
Subjects: Conduct of life; Ethics
Description: "Communication ethics are approached from five perspectives--altruistic, egotistic, autonomous, legalist, and communitarian--in essays examining the thought of major thinkers ranging from Aristotle to the Dalai Lama. Each profile provides insight into how important ethical concepts can help the modern communicator"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The altruistic stance : loyalty to others; title: Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama : universal compassion / John C. Merril; title: Jesus : loving neighbors / Mary Hulst; title: John Stuart Mill : utilitarianism / Raphael Cohen-Almagor; title: Carol Gilligan : ethics of care / Lee Wilkins; title: Martin Luther King, Jr. : ethics of personalism / William Babcock; title: Mother Teresa : the ethics of sacrifice / Janice Hume; title: The egoistic stance : loyalty to self; title: Aristotle : self-development / Lee Anne Peck; title: Friedrich Nietzsche : becoming an übermensch / Clifford G. Christians; title: Machiavelli : pragmatic realism / John C. Merrill; title: Camus : the rebellious spirit / David J. Gunkel; title: Kautilya of India : social egoism / John C. Merrill; title: Ayn Rand : rational self-interest / John C. Merrill; title: The autonomy stance : loyalty to freedom; title: Henry David Thoreau : value of solitude / Stephanie Craft; title: John Locke : natural rights / Patrick Lee Plaisance; title: Dietrich Bonhoeffer : courage versus authority / Ronald C. Arnett; title: Paulo Freire : face saving and communication / Ronald C. Arnett; title: Hannah Arendt : public as authority / Maurine Beasley; title: The legalist stance : loyalty to authority; title: Plato : elite norms / Lee Anne Peck; title: Muhammad : honor centered morality / Mohammad A. Siddiqi; title: Immanuel Kant : importance of duty / Lee Anne Peck; title: Moses : deontological norms / William Babcock; title: Thomas Hobbes : the ethics of social order / Stephen J.A. Ward; title: The communitarian stance : loyalty to the community; title: Confucius : ethics of character / Virginia Whitehouse; title: Mohandas Gandhi : fellowship of power / Lee Wilkins; title: Karl Marx : transcending alienation / Jon Bekken; title: John Dewey : democratic conversation / Lee Wilkins; title: Jürgen Habermas : consensus and citizenship / David S. Allen; title: Emmanuel Levinas : priority of the other / Ronald C. Arnett.