The Ethics Bowl Way: Answering Questions, Questioning Answers, and Creating Ethical Communities

The Ethics Bowl Way introduces the Ethics Bowl to the larger educational community, rewarding participants for working together to bolster arguments and fostering critical thinking, public speaking, and listening skills. It is more productive than debate and fosters responsible, informed citizens.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

The Ethics Bowl Way is a groundbreaking initiative that introduces the Ethics Bowl to the broader educational community, encompassing individuals involved in elementary, secondary, and higher education. This innovative approach to ethical discourse advocates a fresh and collaborative way of engaging with complex ethical dilemmas. While it shares similarities with debate, where teams prepare and present arguments on a particular ethical issue, the Ethics Bowl distinguishes itself by rewarding participants not for taking adversarial positions but rather for their ability to work together, strengthening each other's arguments through insightful questioning, seeking greater clarity, and offering thoughtful, reflective, and logical responses. Rather than penalizing changes in position, the Ethics Bowl values civil discourse and fosters critical thinking, public speaking, and listening skills.

The foremost practitioners of the Ethics Bowl explain why this model is often more productive than debate, nurturing the qualities that produce more responsible, informed citizens in a democratic society and modeling collaboration among peers, family members, and community members. The book also provides practical advice for those participating in Ethics Bowl (coaches, judges, case writers, organizers), as well as a vision for its expansion and improvement.

Originally conceived as a classroom activity, the Ethics Bowl has continuously evolved to become more inclusive, fair, and challenging. It serves as a platform for students to develop their ethical reasoning, public speaking, and teamwork skills, while also promoting a deeper understanding of complex ethical issues. The Ethics Bowl Way has the potential to inspire and empower individuals to become ethical leaders in their communities and beyond.

Weight: 245g
Dimension: 220 x 154 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781475861624