{"product_id":"9780786755264","title":"The Harder Right: Stories of Conscience and Choice","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs it ever right to reject a child?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you do when taking the life of an innocent person means saving several more?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen is it right to break a promise?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan someone be too good?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf confronted with these situations, what would you do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the issues explored in The Harder Right, short stories that throw light on the complexity of ethical decision-making. Each story considers a moral concern, from personal loyalty to conflicts between integrity and ethical principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Harder Right\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to stimulate discussion about morality and ethics. A discussion guide is provided at the end of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this book are outstanding ethical markers that will help our soldiers dig deep inside themselves to practice not necessarily \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e to think, but \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e to think.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eStephen Arata\u003c\/b\u003e, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret), former Deputy Head of the Department of History, US Military Academy at West Point\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories compel the reader to place him- or herself in the shoes of each morally conflicted protagonist. I found myself repeatedly wondering what would I do in this situation.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Berger\u003c\/b\u003e, Director of Clinical Ethics, Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Stony Brook School of Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Harder Right\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the difficulty of knowing the most basic truths about people while opening up a door to their lives and inviting us inside.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMaryann Woods-Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e, 2011 Teaching Ambassador Fellow of the U.S. Department of Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have had some intense discussion using \u003ci\u003eThe Harder Right\u003c\/i\u003e in the Freshman College. Every story provokes some kind of debate. We believe this will move the students to think more critically about unclear topics.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMillicent Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Professor of History and Sociology and Mitchell Mackinem, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Claiflin University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argo-Navis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030531653872,"sku":"9780786755264","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786755264_p0.jpg?v=1763664010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786755264","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}