Description
Book SynopsisLearning through Disagreement offers practical instruction in how to locate underlying assumptions and values so as to identify points of overlap that can serve as building blocks for agreement. Three key ethical approaches are concisely presented, not as abstract theories but as tools for good decision making. Realistic examples of common workplace disagreements are discussed, and detachable perforated worksheets for individual or group use are interspersed throughout.
Trade Review“Learning through Disagreement is an excellent auxiliary text for any business ethics course. The book's dialogical (as opposed to debating) orientation is a refreshingly constructive approach to dealing with contentious issues in the subject. The result is a most useful tool for facilitating fruitful student discussions.” — Gary James Jason, California State University, Fullerton
“As a management professor, I enjoy employing a variety of classroom activities and experiential exercises that help my students enhance their critical thinking skills. Challenging their underlying assumptions and biases—and working through them—is necessary for effective ethical decision making. Learning through Disagreement is a great addition to a student’s management and leadership toolkit.” — Laquita Blockson, Saint Leo University
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: A Dialogical Approach
- 1. Dialogical Capacity
- 2. Learning through Dialogue
- Chapter Two: Resources for Finding Good Solutions
- 1. Sorting out Different Resources
- 2. Discovering Implicit Value Judgments
- 3. Developing Valid Syllogisms
- 4. Assumptions about Ourselves
- 5. Uncovering Assumptions
- 6. Discovering the Resources of Alternative Views
- Chapter Three: Applying Ethical Criteria to Alternative Arguments
- 1. Applying an Ethics of Purpose
- 2. Applying an Ethics of Principle
- 3. Applying an Ethics of Consequence
- Chapter Four: Doing the Work
- 1. A Map for Argumentative Dialogues
- 2. A Sample Argumentative Dialogue
- Glossary
