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Foundation UnitText Overview

We will read a series of informational texts, essays, and multimedia on ethical decision making. The titles, authors, and locations of these texts are indicated in the Unit Text List.

Core

  • Unit Reader
    • “A Framework for Ethical Decision Making,” Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University, 2015
    • Excerpt from Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights, Kenji Yoshino, Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC., 2006
    • Excerpt from From The War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America, Elizabeth Hinton, Harvard University Press, 2016
    • “How to Give a Killer Presentation,” Chris Anderson, Harvard Business Publishing, 2013
    • “Prologue: The Woman in the Photograph,” excerpt from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, Crown Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC., 2011
    • “What Role Does Ethics Play in Sports?,” Kirk O. Hanson and Matt Savage, Santa Clara University, 2012
  • Digital Access
    • “Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38,” Crash Course Philosophy, PBS Digital Studios, YouTube
    • “Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Course Philosophy #35,” Crash Course Philosophy, PBS Digital Studios, YouTube
    • “Moral Machine Quiz,” Iyad Rahwan, Jean-Francois Bonnefon, and Azim Shariff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 2016
    • “The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars,” Patrick Lin, Ted Ed
    • “Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36,” Crash Course Philosophy, PBS Digital Studios, YouTube

Optional

  • Unit Reader
    • “A Fable for Tomorrow,” excerpt from Silent Spring, Rachel Carson, HMH Brands and Media, 1962

Text Icons

The following text icons are used in the Text pages:

Unit Reader Unit Reader Texts

Digital Access Digital Access Texts

Tradebook Tradebook Texts

Multimedia Multimedia Texts

To find digital access texts on the Internet, complete the following steps:

  1. Locate the reference information for the text (text title, author, date of publication, and publisher) found on the Text page for a unit, section, or lesson.

  2. Highlight and copy the reference information.

  3. Paste the information into a search engine.

  4. The text will appear as one of the first search results.

  5. Verify the result by comparing the reference information on the website to the information on the Text page.