Choosing the Right Thing to Do: In Life, at Work, in Relationships, and for the Planet [Paperback]

We all want to do the right thing. But determining the right thing to do isn't always easy. Everytime we pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV, someone tells us how we ought to behave. Rarely, however, do we get much assistance in deciding what to do for ourselves. Meanwhile, technological developments and rapid social changes make the right decisions-especially about the BIG issues-life, death, sex, justice, and so on-harder and harder to identify.
Choosing the Right Thing to Do responds to the growing need that people of all ages have for moral guidance-without moralizing. It contains a rich palette of principles and strategies, stories and examples, ideas and insights that offer real-world help for intelligently addressing the often quite troubling choices we face every day in our personal relationships, jobs, and lifestyles.Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Gas Station Burns in the Forest
Illuminating Our Moral Legacy
Chapter 1 The Color of Moral--What Makes Right Acts Right?
Chapter 2 The Moral Spectrum--Broadening Our Perspective on the Right Thing to Do
Chapter 3 Right at Work--Doing Right by Co-workers and Customers
Chapter 4 Right in Love--Doing Right by Friends, Family Members, and Loved Ones
Chapter 5 Right in Place--Doing Right by the Planet
Chapter 6 Right on Purpose--Doing Right by Yourself
Chapter 7 Doing the Best We Can Do--Reflections on Our Moral Legacy
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
About the AuthorDavid A. Shapiro is a writer, consultant, and curriculum designer specializing in progressive business and personal development pro- grams. He is also Education Director for the Northwest Center Philosophy for Children, a non-profit organization that brings philosophy into the lives of young people in schools and community groups through literature, philosophical works, and classroom activitiesl#÷