Global Compass

Questions concerning morality, ethics, and the human experience are found in cultures and societies from around the world. Throughout time and space philosophers and thinkers have asked: Who decides what is right and wrong? What is right and wrong? When is the right way to act? Where do we apply right and wrong to our daily activities in life? Why should we do what is right and avoid doing wrong? How do we learn what is right versus what is wrong? Morals represent an individual's personal belief, compass, and active sense of direction. Ethics are codes of conduct prescribed by collective human social systems. Navigating and aligning individual moral principles with prescribed ethical conduct in groups, cultures, or societies is a task easier said than done. Contemporary issues place an individual sense of morality in positions that ask for compromise, change, or sustainability as it relates to establishing an ethical way of life for all. Global Compass: Morality and Ethics examines these questions and challenges in contemporary contexts. Examples of contemporary moral issues, questions, and exercises accompany these teachings.