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Book SynopsisHere, Professor Markie contributes to the expanding discussion on the ethics of college teaching. He begins by examining the obligations of individual professors as to how and what to teach. Other issues addressed include academic paternalism, grading, and conflict between scholarship and teaching.
Trade ReviewHigher education would be well served if all faculty read this monograph....[Markie] challenges us as individual faculty. -- Milton D. Glick, Arizona State University
A valuable contribution to a topic urgently needing attention in academia today. Markie's wide-ranging survey is an excellent study of professorial duties. -- Robert Audi, University of Nebraska
Peter Markie presents a lucid and provocative analysis of the obligations of a professor, not hesitating to take (and defend) stands where he deems it appropriate, and supplementing his own account with a balanced set of essays by others. -- Robert L. Holmes, University of Rochester
All of us who make a living by teaching can benefit from Markie's lucid analyses. I especially recommend the book as a catalyst for departmental and campuswide discussions of our responsibilities as teachers. * Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy *
Peter Markie has written an excellent monograph on academic ethics and combined it with a collection of challenging articles. The result is a book that provides everything one needs to start thinking about this timely subject. -- James Rachels, author of Elements of Moral Philosophy
