Ethics in Everyday Places
Mapping Moral Stress, Distress, and Injury
By Tom Koch | Publisher: MIT Press
About the book
An exploration of moral stress, distress, and injuries inherent in modern society through the maps that pervade academic and public communications worlds.
In Ethics in Everyday Places, ethicist and geographer Tom Koch considers what happens when, as he puts it, “you do everything right but know you've done something wrong.\" The resulting moral stress and injury, he argues, are pervasive in modern Western society. Koch makes his argument \"from the ground up,\" from the perspective of average persons, and through a revealing series of maps in which issues of ethics and morality are embedded.
The book begins with a general grounding in both moral stress and mapping as a means of investigation. The author then examines the ethical dilemmas of mapmakers and others in the popular media and the sciences, including graphic artists, journalists, researchers, and social scientists. Koch expands from the particular to the general, from mapmaker and journalist to the readers of maps and news. He explores the moral stress and injury in educational funding, poverty, and income inequality (\"Why aren't we angry that one in eight fellow citizens lives in federally certified poverty?\"), transportation modeling (seen in the iconic map of the London transit system and the hidden realities of exclusion), and U.S. graft organ transplantation.
This uniquely interdisciplinary work rewrites our understanding of the nature of moral stress, distress and injury, and ethics in modern life. Written accessibly and engagingly, it transforms how we think of ethics—personal and professional—amid the often conflicting moral injunctions across modern society.
Copublished with Esri Press
Editions of Ethics in Everyday Places
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780262037211
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780262546621
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262343893
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262343909
- EBook
- ISBN 9780262343916
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An exploration of moral stress, distress, and injuries inherent in modern society through the maps that pervade academic and public communications worlds.
In Ethics in Everyday Places, ethicist and geographer Tom Koch considers what happens when, as he puts it, “you do everything right but know you've done something wrong.\" The resulting moral stress and injury, he argues, are pervasive in modern Western society. Koch makes his argument \"from the ground up,\" from the perspective of average persons, and through a revealing series of maps in which issues of ethics and morality are embedded.
The book begins with a general grounding in both moral stress and mapping as a means of investigation. The author then examines the ethical dilemmas of mapmakers and others in the popular media and the sciences, including graphic artists, journalists, researchers, and social scientists. Koch expands from the particular to the general, from mapmaker and journalist to the readers of maps and news. He explores the moral stress and injury in educational funding, poverty, and income inequality (\"Why aren't we angry that one in eight fellow citizens lives in federally certified poverty?\"), transportation modeling (seen in the iconic map of the London transit system and the hidden realities of exclusion), and U.S. graft organ transplantation.
This uniquely interdisciplinary work rewrites our understanding of the nature of moral stress, distress and injury, and ethics in modern life. Written accessibly and engagingly, it transforms how we think of ethics—personal and professional—amid the often conflicting moral injunctions across modern society.
Copublished with Esri Press
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ethics in Everyday Places about?
An exploration of moral stress, distress, and injuries inherent in modern society through the maps that pervade academic and public communications worlds.
In Ethics in Everyday Places, ethicist and geographer Tom Koch considers what happens when, as he puts it, “you do everything right but know you've done something wrong.\" The resulting moral stress and injury, he argues, are pervasive in modern Western society. Koch makes his argument \"from the ground up,\" from the perspective of average persons, and through a revealing series of maps in which issues of ethics and morality are embedded.
The book begins with a general grounding in both moral stress and mapping as a means of investigation. The author then examines the ethical dilemmas of mapmakers and others in the popular media and the sciences, including graphic artists, journalists, researchers, and social scientists. Koch expands from the particular to the general, from mapmaker and journalist to the readers of maps and news. He explores the moral stress and injury in educational funding, poverty, and income inequality (\"Why aren't we angry that one in eight fellow citizens lives in federally certified poverty?\"), transportation modeling (seen in the iconic map of the London transit system and the hidden realities of exclusion), and U.S. graft organ transplantation.
This uniquely interdisciplinary work rewrites our understanding of the nature of moral stress, distress and injury, and ethics in modern life. Written accessibly and engagingly, it transforms how we think of ethics—personal and professional—amid the often conflicting moral injunctions across modern society.
Copublished with Esri Press
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ethics in Everyday Places?
Medicine and Nursing > Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics > Medical profession > Medical ethics and professional conduct
Where can I read a sample of Ethics in Everyday Places?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780262037211
Is Ethics in Everyday Places part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Basic Bioethics
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ethics in Everyday Places?
Tom Koch
Who is the Publisher of the book Ethics in Everyday Places?
MIT Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Ethics in Everyday Places is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780262037211) and paperback(ISBN 9780262546621) and ebook(ISBN 9780262343893) and ebook(ISBN 9780262343909) and ebook(ISBN 9780262343916)
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