Ethics Bowl Evening: "Tackling Real-world
Moral Dilemmas"
- Wed., Nov. 2, 2005
- 7-9:15 p.m.
- Honors House,
324 N.
Jordan
- Dessert Provided
- SIGN-UP REQUIRED!
| - | Is it cheating for college students who don't
have Attention Deficit Disorder to use Ritalin and other mind-enhancing
drugs to help them study? |
| - | May the National Park Service restrict the
sale in its stories of a book that presents a creationist, rather than an
evolutionary, account of the formation of the Grand Canyon? |
| - | Should the driver's license of a person who
drinks a large amount of beer each day be revoked because he might cause
harm even though he has not broken any law? |
| - | Is it morally acceptable to genetically alter
an animal for the sake of art if the mutation causes no apparent physical
suffering? |
These and other tough ethical questions come from current, real-world
situations. Do you have answers? Can you persuade others, especially
those who have different answers, that you are right and your arguments
relevant? At this informal discussion program, ethical dilemmas, such as
those noted above will be explored, and debated, with the guidance of
students from IU's highly ranked Ethics Bowl Team. Also participating
will be Karen Hanson, dean of the Hutton Honors College and professor of
philosophy; Richard Miller, director of the Poynter Center for the Study
of Ethics and American Institutions and professor of religious studies;
and Mark Wilson, coach of the IU/Poynter Center Ethics Bowl Team.
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