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Voicing Moral Concerns: Yes, But How? The Use of Socratic Dialogue Methodology

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  • Johannes Brinkmann

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

  • Beate Lindemann

    (The Arctic University of Norway)

  • Ronald R. Sims

    (College of William and Mary)

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After a selective review of relevant literature about teaching business ethics, this paper builds on a summary of Fred Bird’s thoughts about the voicing of moral concerns provided in his book about moral muteness (Bird in The muted conscience, 1996). Socratic dialogue methodology (in the tradition of L. Nelson and G. Heckmann) is then presented and the use of this methodology is examined, for business ethics teaching in general, and for addressing our paper topic in particular. Three short form Socratic dialogues about the paper topic are summarized for illustration, together with preparation and debriefing suggestions for a Socratic dialogue unit as part of a business ethics course. In conclusion, Socratic dialogue design is related to the experiential learning approach, and characterized by a few basic traits, which imply both risks and opportunities for business ethics teaching.

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  • Johannes Brinkmann & Beate Lindemann & Ronald R. Sims, 2016. "Voicing Moral Concerns: Yes, But How? The Use of Socratic Dialogue Methodology," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 139(3), pages 619-631, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:139:y:2016:i:3:d:10.1007_s10551-015-2655-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2655-8
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