Ethicists’ courtesy at philosophy conferences.
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| Title: | Ethicists’ courtesy at philosophy conferences. |
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| Authors: | Schwitzgebel, Eric (AUTHOR), Rust, Joshua (AUTHOR), Huang, LinusTa-Lun (AUTHOR), Moore, AlanT. (AUTHOR), Coates, Justin (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Philosophical Psychology. Jun2012, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p331-340. 10p. 5 Charts. |
| Subjects: | American Philosophical Association, Behavior, Environmental ethics, Ethicists, Values (Ethics) |
| Abstract: | If philosophical moral reflection tends to promote moral behavior, one might think that professional ethicists would behave morally better than do socially comparable non-ethicists. We examined three types of courteous and discourteous behavior at American Philosophical Association conferences: talking audibly while the speaker is talking (versus remaining silent), allowing the door to slam shut while entering or exiting mid-session (versus attempting to close the door quietly), and leaving behind clutter at the end of a session (versus leaving one's seat tidy). By these three measures, audiences in ethics sessions did not appear to behave any more courteously than did audiences in non-ethics sessions. However, audiences in environmental ethics sessions did appear to leave behind less trash. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | If philosophical moral reflection tends to promote moral behavior, one might think that professional ethicists would behave morally better than do socially comparable non-ethicists. We examined three types of courteous and discourteous behavior at American Philosophical Association conferences: talking audibly while the speaker is talking (versus remaining silent), allowing the door to slam shut while entering or exiting mid-session (versus attempting to close the door quietly), and leaving behind clutter at the end of a session (versus leaving one's seat tidy). By these three measures, audiences in ethics sessions did not appear to behave any more courteously than did audiences in non-ethics sessions. However, audiences in environmental ethics sessions did appear to leave behind less trash. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| ISSN: | 09515089 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09515089.2011.580524 |
