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Ethics at Indiana is published twice a year to highlight research, lectures, events and activities of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions. This is the second issue of Ethics at Indiana, which replaces the printed version of the Poynter Center Newsletter. Founded in 1972, the Poynter Center is dedicated to studying a broad range of ethical issues in American public life.
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When Brian Schrag was hired as the executive secretary of the newly formed Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Association was only a dream waiting to be created into a national and then international organization. Brian started with an office and a small budget from a grant, recruiting members and planning the first annual meeting as a focal point for the membership.
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Dr. John Lantos presented the 10th annual Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture April 12. Dr. Lantos, M.D., is the Director of the Bioethics Center at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
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Sims Lecturer John Lantos: Stories as "Ethical Work"
In the Poynter Center's 10th annual Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture, pediatrician and professor John Lantos explored another aspect of stories: their ability to connect our personal narratives with the larger world and to broaden our understanding of moral inquiry.
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The Virtuous Empathy group hosted two visitors this semester. Dr. Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD, who teaches in the Joint Medical Program, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco, visited in February. In April the Virtuous Empathy group hosted Eva-Maria Engelen, a philosopher from the University of Konstanz, Germany.
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Two Indiana University seniors were awarded undergraduate research prizes for their research projects in practical ethics. Each presented a summary of his research at the Poynter Center during the spring semester.
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Nick Cullather, an associate professor in the IU Department of History, spoke at the Poynter Center Roundtable on April 26, 2011, about his award-winning book, The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia. The roundtable discussion included the idea of fables/parables/stories about how one person or one program can make a huge difference in world problems.
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Three members of the 2010-11 Ethics Bowl team won awards this spring from the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences.Students took home several awards and prizes.
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Ken Pimple, Director of Teaching Research Ethics Programs at the Poynter Center, has been promoted to Associate Scholar at Indiana University, effective July 1, 2011.
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The Fall 2010 issue of Ethics at Indiana featured a story about a two-year Indiana University Poynter Center project that will take a more complex and nuanced view of empathy. Also in this inaugural issue are stories about the 2010 Ethics Bowl, details regarding the Fall Healthcare Ethics Seminar, a Spotlight feature on Ohio University Associate Professor Michelle Brown who is the postdoctoral research fellow with the project "Virtuous Empathy: Scientific and Humanistic Perspectives," which is co-sponsored by the Poynter Center and IU's Institute for Advanced Study.
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