Case studies in Applied Ethics Courses: Some Caveats
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case study, ethics, moral dimension, fundamental limitation of case studies, limitations of case studiesAbstract
In a variety of the academic disciplines, applied ethics has rapidly become a growing industry. The list of developing courses includes business ethics, medical ethics, journalistic ethics, engineering ethics, military ethics, and legal ethics. Because of the pressing need for teaching future professionals about the crucial moral dimension of their chosen crafts, a variety of pedagogies has also arisen. Among those is the use of relevant case studies that highlight the types of moral decisions that professionals are likely to encounter. Professors should be aware of the fundamental limitations to the use of case studies for teaching applied ethics. This brief paper addresses a few of these limitations.
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