Red shirting…Red shirting…

The question at hand – The question at hand – teleology versus deontology or teleology versus deontology or

realism versus idealism?realism versus idealism?

What is the purpose of…What is the purpose of…

Athletics?Athletics?Not what is the purpose Not what is the purpose of red-shirting??of red-shirting??

– Refer to Dr. Refer to Dr. Kretchmar on doing Kretchmar on doing ethics…ethics…

Doing whatever....Doing whatever....

What is valuable or worthwhile What is valuable or worthwhile about doing the practice. about doing the practice.

Whatever that practice might Whatever that practice might be? be?

Five Steps to Follow...Five Steps to Follow...

1. Becoming sensitive to moral 1. Becoming sensitive to moral issuesissues

2. Respecting and Loving Yourself2. Respecting and Loving Yourself

3. Looking for Win-win solutions3. Looking for Win-win solutions

4. Respecting and Loving Your Craft4. Respecting and Loving Your Craft5. Searching for Moral Excellence. 5. Searching for Moral Excellence. R. R. Scott Kretchmar, Practical Philosophy, p. 238.Scott Kretchmar, Practical Philosophy, p. 238.

Becoming Sensitive..Becoming Sensitive..

Moral Callouses - how they developMoral Callouses - how they develop– frequent appeals to “everybody else is doing frequent appeals to “everybody else is doing

it.”it.”– inability to distinguish between what is inability to distinguish between what is

acceptable and what is not (no rules against it, acceptable and what is not (no rules against it, behavior must be okay).behavior must be okay).

– difficulty in telling morally sound concepts from difficulty in telling morally sound concepts from trickery.trickery.

Becoming sensitive....Becoming sensitive....

if not caught, nothing wrong if not caught, nothing wrong happened...whatever works is right.happened...whatever works is right.

Removing CallousesRemoving Callouses

Making PromisesMaking Promises

Looking Out for Looking Out for HarmHarm

Looking Out for Looking Out for SelfishnessSelfishness

Examining IssuesExamining Issues

Removing moral callousesRemoving moral callouses

Making Making promisespromises– to play hardto play hard– to play by the to play by the

rulesrules– all of the rulesall of the rules– all of the timeall of the time– what else?what else?

Making promises ..Making promises ..

– To work only when we feel To work only when we feel like it?like it?

– To honor the letter and To honor the letter and spirit of the contract.spirit of the contract.

– To keep the interests of the To keep the interests of the client and students client and students foremostforemost

– Anything else?Anything else?

Step 2: Respecting and Loving Step 2: Respecting and Loving Yourself...Yourself...

Cooling OutCooling Out

Loving Yourself PsychologicallyLoving Yourself Psychologically

Loving Yourself PhilosophicallyLoving Yourself Philosophically

Humans at Their BestHumans at Their Best– Seeking internal goodsSeeking internal goods– Developing a cohort life storyDeveloping a cohort life story– Promoting good and avoiding harmPromoting good and avoiding harm

Step 3: Looking for Win-Win Step 3: Looking for Win-Win SolutionsSolutions

Step 4: Respecting the craftStep 4: Respecting the craft

Preserving ContestsPreserving Contests– rules are the same for allrules are the same for all– preserve an appropriate level of difficultypreserve an appropriate level of difficulty– assure commitment to competitionassure commitment to competition– make sure all competitors are of the “same make sure all competitors are of the “same

testing families”.testing families”.

Step 5: Looking for Moral Step 5: Looking for Moral ExcellenceExcellence

Summary - Doing Good Summary - Doing Good EthicsEthics

Five Steps to Follow...

1. Becoming sensitive to moral issues

2. Respecting and Loving Yourself

3. Looking for Win-win solutions

4. Respecting and Loving Your Craft

5. Searching for Moral Excellence. R. Scott Krecthmar, Practical Philosophy, p. 238.

Mary and JeffMary and Jeff

Issue of relative importance of one Issue of relative importance of one field to another.field to another.

Issue of relative importance of one Issue of relative importance of one professional to another.professional to another.

Issue of relative importance of Issue of relative importance of education or differences thereof.education or differences thereof.

Issue of responsibility to child and duty Issue of responsibility to child and duty given by parents and the state.given by parents and the state.