Global Compass: Morality and Ethics
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 336
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Questions concerning morality, ethics, and the human experience are found in cultures and societies from around the world. Throughout time and space philosophers and thinkers have asked:
- Who decides what is right and wrong?
- What is right and wrong?
- When is the right way to act?
- Where do we apply right and wrong to our daily activities in life?
- Why should we do what is right and avoid doing wrong?
- How do we learn what is right versus what is wrong?
Morals represent an individual’s personal belief, compass, and active sense of direction. Ethics are codes of conduct prescribed by collective human social systems. Navigating and aligning individual moral principles with prescribed ethical conduct in groups, cultures, or societies is a task easier said than done. Contemporary issues place an individual sense of morality in positions that ask for compromise, change, or sustainability as it relates to establishing an ethical way of life for all. Global Compass: Morality and Ethics examines these questions and challenges in contemporary contexts. Examples of contemporary moral issues, questions, and exercises accompany these teachings.
Preface
Introduction: Cosmosapiens, Thinking, and Life
Compass and Questions
Section 1: Morality and Ethics: Definitions, Descriptions, and Origins
Morals and Morality
Values
Virtues
Morality
Compass and Questions
Moral Reasoning
Ethics
Approaches to Ethics
Conclusion
Compass and Questions
Section 2: Question, Answer, Resolve, and the Pursuit of Truth
Argumentation, Dialogue, and the Pursuit of Truth
Compass and Questions
Critical Thinking and the Pursuit of Facts or Why Critical Thinking and Logic Is Important
Compass and Questions
Compass and Questions
Critical Thinking, Logic, and Argumentation
Fallacies (Formal and Informal)
The Socratic Method
Compass and Questions
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #1
Section 3: Moral, Ethical, and Religious Approaches
Moral Relativism
Ethical Absolutism
Consequentialist/Utilitarian Approaches to Morality
Social Contract Theory
Religious Approaches to Morality
Compass and Questions
A Philosophical Approach to the Study of Morality and Ethics: Spiritual Ecoliteracy
Basic Outline
Introduction
Spiritual
Ecoliteracy
Spiritual Ecoliteracy
The Three Lenses of Spiritual Ecoliteracy
Practice, Actions, and Outcomes
Conclusion
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #2
Section 4: Thinking on Moral Issues in Contemporary Times
Freedom, Knowledge, and Wisdom
On Being a Person, Place, or Thing in 2020–2021
Questions for Reflection
Wisdom
What Is Wisdom?
Wisdom and the Life Journey
Questions for Reflection
Nature versus Nurture
Approaches to Cosmosapien Development
Bridging Nature versus Nurture
Questions for Reflection
Self, Selfish, Selfless, Kindness, and Contemporary Times
Questions for Reflection
A Transgender Child
Questions for Reflection
Contents vii Education: A Question of Theory and Proposition
Questions for Reflection
Education, Society, and Social Change
Theory and Philosophy
Examining the Assumptions and Purposes of Education
The Challenges of Quality and Integrity with the Politicization of Education
The Interactive Dynamics of Social Change and School Reform
Questions for Reflection
The College Student
Theoretical Framework of TEMP and IEE
Questions for Reflection
Becoming Digital
Growth and Work in the Digital Age
Personal Digital Learning Environment
Cutting-Edge Technology and the Classroom
Sociocultural Impact of Technology Today
Change, Resistance, and Demand
Questions for Reflection
Happiness
Questions of Happiness: A Round Table Think Tank
Questions for Reflection
Social Media
Questions for Reflection
Generations, Generativity, and Work Ethic in the United States
Questions for Reflection
Justice and Confrontation
Leadership
Leadership: A Personal Exploration from the Author
What Formed You as a Leader
What Are Your Core Values and How Were They Formed?
What Vocational Calling Have You Selected and How Did You Come to It?
What Led You to a Commitment to a Leadership Role?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Social Capacity?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Emotional Capacity?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Cognitive Capacity?
What Sustains Your Leadership and How Do You Sustain Your Leadership?
Questions for Reflection
Social Change: How/What Does It Mean to Go Big?
Questions for Reflection
Voting: Count Me In: A Proposal
Background: Youth and Civic Engagement
Count Me In: Navigating the Ballot: A Proposal
Concluding Thoughts
Questions for Reflection
Free Speech
Questions for Reflection
Leadership and Confrontation: A Buddhist Philosophical Approach
Altruism and Demagoguery
Bodhicharyavatara, Bodhisattva, and Aspirational Bodhicitta
Altruism, Action Bodhicitta, and the Welfare of All Beings in Practice
Identity Divisions, Demagogues, and Transformative Nature of Bodhicitta
Bodhisattvas and Spiritual Activism
Concluding Thoughts
Questions for Reflection
Earth and Environment
Eco-Flashes: Responding to Climate Change in 2020–2021
Eco-Flashes
Questions for Reflection
Climate Change: A College Educator’s Proposal
Ecoliteracy and Sustainable Pedagogy
Ecoliteracy Paradigms and Sustainable Pedagogy Practices
Eco-Social Change
The Aim of This Eco-Social Change Proposal
Questions for Reflection
The Earth Charter
Earth, Our Home
The Global Situation
The Challenges Ahead
Universal Responsibility
Questions for Reflection
A Talk on Earth, Life, Learning, and Being in 2021
Questions for Reflection
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #3
Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription
Article. I.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Section. 4.
Section. 5.
Section. 6.
Section. 7.
Section. 8.
Section. 9.
Section. 10.
Article. II.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Section. 4.
Article III.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Article. IV.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3. A-
Section. 4.
Article. V.
Article. VI.
Article. VII.
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Appendix B: The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights: A Transcription
The U.S. Bill of Rights
The Preamble to The Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Amendment II
Amendment III
Amendment IV
Amendment V
Amendment VI
Amendment VII
Amendment VIII
Amendment IX
Amendment X
Amendments 11-27
References
Michael Lees is a Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and author of Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice. He holds a PhD in Education with a concentration in Global and Comparative Education. His courses include: Eastern and Western Philosophy and Religion, Contemporary Moral Issues, Religions of the World, and Creative Thinking. His body of research encompasses contemplative practices, emerging adulthood, Higher Education, and spiritual ecoliteracy. Michael teaches and resides in New Jersey with his wife and four-legged companion, Spirit.
Questions concerning morality, ethics, and the human experience are found in cultures and societies from around the world. Throughout time and space philosophers and thinkers have asked:
- Who decides what is right and wrong?
- What is right and wrong?
- When is the right way to act?
- Where do we apply right and wrong to our daily activities in life?
- Why should we do what is right and avoid doing wrong?
- How do we learn what is right versus what is wrong?
Morals represent an individual’s personal belief, compass, and active sense of direction. Ethics are codes of conduct prescribed by collective human social systems. Navigating and aligning individual moral principles with prescribed ethical conduct in groups, cultures, or societies is a task easier said than done. Contemporary issues place an individual sense of morality in positions that ask for compromise, change, or sustainability as it relates to establishing an ethical way of life for all. Global Compass: Morality and Ethics examines these questions and challenges in contemporary contexts. Examples of contemporary moral issues, questions, and exercises accompany these teachings.
Preface
Introduction: Cosmosapiens, Thinking, and Life
Compass and Questions
Section 1: Morality and Ethics: Definitions, Descriptions, and Origins
Morals and Morality
Values
Virtues
Morality
Compass and Questions
Moral Reasoning
Ethics
Approaches to Ethics
Conclusion
Compass and Questions
Section 2: Question, Answer, Resolve, and the Pursuit of Truth
Argumentation, Dialogue, and the Pursuit of Truth
Compass and Questions
Critical Thinking and the Pursuit of Facts or Why Critical Thinking and Logic Is Important
Compass and Questions
Compass and Questions
Critical Thinking, Logic, and Argumentation
Fallacies (Formal and Informal)
The Socratic Method
Compass and Questions
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #1
Section 3: Moral, Ethical, and Religious Approaches
Moral Relativism
Ethical Absolutism
Consequentialist/Utilitarian Approaches to Morality
Social Contract Theory
Religious Approaches to Morality
Compass and Questions
A Philosophical Approach to the Study of Morality and Ethics: Spiritual Ecoliteracy
Basic Outline
Introduction
Spiritual
Ecoliteracy
Spiritual Ecoliteracy
The Three Lenses of Spiritual Ecoliteracy
Practice, Actions, and Outcomes
Conclusion
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #2
Section 4: Thinking on Moral Issues in Contemporary Times
Freedom, Knowledge, and Wisdom
On Being a Person, Place, or Thing in 2020–2021
Questions for Reflection
Wisdom
What Is Wisdom?
Wisdom and the Life Journey
Questions for Reflection
Nature versus Nurture
Approaches to Cosmosapien Development
Bridging Nature versus Nurture
Questions for Reflection
Self, Selfish, Selfless, Kindness, and Contemporary Times
Questions for Reflection
A Transgender Child
Questions for Reflection
Contents vii Education: A Question of Theory and Proposition
Questions for Reflection
Education, Society, and Social Change
Theory and Philosophy
Examining the Assumptions and Purposes of Education
The Challenges of Quality and Integrity with the Politicization of Education
The Interactive Dynamics of Social Change and School Reform
Questions for Reflection
The College Student
Theoretical Framework of TEMP and IEE
Questions for Reflection
Becoming Digital
Growth and Work in the Digital Age
Personal Digital Learning Environment
Cutting-Edge Technology and the Classroom
Sociocultural Impact of Technology Today
Change, Resistance, and Demand
Questions for Reflection
Happiness
Questions of Happiness: A Round Table Think Tank
Questions for Reflection
Social Media
Questions for Reflection
Generations, Generativity, and Work Ethic in the United States
Questions for Reflection
Justice and Confrontation
Leadership
Leadership: A Personal Exploration from the Author
What Formed You as a Leader
What Are Your Core Values and How Were They Formed?
What Vocational Calling Have You Selected and How Did You Come to It?
What Led You to a Commitment to a Leadership Role?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Social Capacity?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Emotional Capacity?
In What Ways, If Any, Has Your Leadership Nurtured Cognitive Capacity?
What Sustains Your Leadership and How Do You Sustain Your Leadership?
Questions for Reflection
Social Change: How/What Does It Mean to Go Big?
Questions for Reflection
Voting: Count Me In: A Proposal
Background: Youth and Civic Engagement
Count Me In: Navigating the Ballot: A Proposal
Concluding Thoughts
Questions for Reflection
Free Speech
Questions for Reflection
Leadership and Confrontation: A Buddhist Philosophical Approach
Altruism and Demagoguery
Bodhicharyavatara, Bodhisattva, and Aspirational Bodhicitta
Altruism, Action Bodhicitta, and the Welfare of All Beings in Practice
Identity Divisions, Demagogues, and Transformative Nature of Bodhicitta
Bodhisattvas and Spiritual Activism
Concluding Thoughts
Questions for Reflection
Earth and Environment
Eco-Flashes: Responding to Climate Change in 2020–2021
Eco-Flashes
Questions for Reflection
Climate Change: A College Educator’s Proposal
Ecoliteracy and Sustainable Pedagogy
Ecoliteracy Paradigms and Sustainable Pedagogy Practices
Eco-Social Change
The Aim of This Eco-Social Change Proposal
Questions for Reflection
The Earth Charter
Earth, Our Home
The Global Situation
The Challenges Ahead
Universal Responsibility
Questions for Reflection
A Talk on Earth, Life, Learning, and Being in 2021
Questions for Reflection
On the Trail: Shelter Exercise #3
Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription
Article. I.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Section. 4.
Section. 5.
Section. 6.
Section. 7.
Section. 8.
Section. 9.
Section. 10.
Article. II.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Section. 4.
Article III.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3.
Article. IV.
Section. 1.
Section. 2.
Section. 3. A-
Section. 4.
Article. V.
Article. VI.
Article. VII.
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Appendix B: The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights: A Transcription
The U.S. Bill of Rights
The Preamble to The Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Amendment II
Amendment III
Amendment IV
Amendment V
Amendment VI
Amendment VII
Amendment VIII
Amendment IX
Amendment X
Amendments 11-27
References
Michael Lees is a Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and author of Religions of the World: Spirituality & Practice. He holds a PhD in Education with a concentration in Global and Comparative Education. His courses include: Eastern and Western Philosophy and Religion, Contemporary Moral Issues, Religions of the World, and Creative Thinking. His body of research encompasses contemplative practices, emerging adulthood, Higher Education, and spiritual ecoliteracy. Michael teaches and resides in New Jersey with his wife and four-legged companion, Spirit.