IIT Students, Interested in an Essay Contest?
Every year, the Elie Wiesel Foundation sponsors an essay contest for undergraduate juniors and seniors. This year, the topic is:"Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and...
View ArticleCall for Abstracts: The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain –...
CSEP Director and co-organizer of the conference, Dr. Elisabeth Hildt, invites interested scholars to submit an abstract by December 15, 2014.The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain –...
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Repost: Boeing Scholars Academy Program Instructor, Kaela Gerald, writes...
For the past four years, CSEP has helped organize an ethics bowl for the Boeing Scholars Academy, a summer program for Chicago-area high school students that introduces them to them to diverse science,...
View ArticleEthics Lecture: ADVANCE CONSENT, CRITICAL INTERESTS AND DEMENTIA RESEARCH
Ethics Lecture: ADVANCE CONSENT, CRITICAL INTERESTS AND DEMENTIA RESEARCHDr. Tom BullerIllinois State UniversityNovember 10, 2014, 11:00 -12:30MTCC AuditoriumPlease join the Center for the Ethics in...
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IIT Ethics Bowl Competes in the Upper Midwest Regional Competition
On Saturday, November 15th, the IIT Ethics Bowl Team participated in the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl Competition at Harper College in Palatine, IL. The team went head to head with some of the...
View ArticleTwo-Year Research Position at CSEP
Illinois Institute of Technology’s Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) invites applications for a two-year research position beginning in Fall 2015. The position is for a...
View ArticleCSEP closed for IIT's Winter Break
The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions will be closed from December 18-January 4th for IIT's winter break. We will reopen for normal business hours starting January 5th.Seasons greetings...
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Davis and Laas present at the Second International Workshop on "The...
On December 5, 2014, Dr. Michael Davis and CSEP Librarian Kelly Laas took part in the Second International Workshop on "The Construction of Engineering Ethics Education Without Borders" in Tokyo,...
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'Open Mind' : A free collection of research on the mind, brain, and...
The Mind Group, run by the University of Mainz-based philosophy professor Thomas Metzinger, is an interdisciplinary group that fosters encounters between scholars and students in ethics and research....
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Should the AIA ban Architects from designing prisons?
In a New York Times article on "Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics" Architect Raphael Sperry advocates for the ban on certain forms of prison architecture. As stated in the American...
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IIT Students: Please Take Our IPRO Survey!
IPRO 308 needs your help! The IPRO is exploring the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants on the IIT campus and student perceptions of how often and for what purpose these stimulants are used. In...
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Conference: The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain – Perspectives...
The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain – Perspectives on the Neuro-Turn in the Social Sciences and the Humanities.Alte Mensa Building, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, GermanyMarch 30...
View ArticleInterview with CSEP Director, Dr. Elisabeth Hildt in Lewis College's Magazine
In the latest version of IIT's Lewis College of Human Sciences magazine, Big Picture, CSEP Director Elisabeth Hildt talks a bit about how she became interested in the area of applied ethics, how she is...
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Interdisciplinary Symposium on Intution and Morality, April 30th
Is morality intuitive or intellectual? While many moral philosophers and psychologists have long held that moral decisions and moral character are developed primarily through explicit deliberation,...
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New Books at the CSEP Library
We have a large selection of new books at the CSEP Library which are ready to be checked out! See below for the full list.Ethics: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)Cave, PeterThe Moral Brain: A...
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Lecture: Ethics of Biological Weapons Use, April 14, 12:50-130
The IIT Ethics Bowl is sponsoring a speaker event at Perlstein Hall Rm 109 from 12:50-1:30. This speaker event will cover the ethical issues surrounding biological weapons. There will also be food!...
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First High School Ethics Bowl Competition
The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions would like to congratulate the students from Nicholas Senn High School, Oak Park and River Forest High School, and Pritzker College Prep for...
View ArticleBe a Judge at the 2015 IIT Tech Global Leaders Ethics Bowl!
The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions invites faculty, staff and interested graduate students to participate as a judge or moderator in the Illinois Tech Global Leaders Ethics Bowl on...
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New Books at the CSEP Library
We have another round of new books ready to be checked out at the Ethics Center Library! Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about MoralityPatricia S. Churchland Human Identity and BioethicsDavid...
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