The status of communication ethics scholarship in speech communication journals from 1915 to 1985

Work/Life Relationships and Communication Ethics: An Exploratory Examination

“…Virtue ethics, sometimes considered character-based ethics, focuses on what a good person would do when faced with an ethical challenge rather than referring to ethical principles to make a decision (in contrast to deontological or duty-based ethics) [75]. Virtue ethics can also be understood within the tradition of narrative ethics, which considers character to be defined and shaped by larger stories that identify the good for human life [76][77][78]. Virtues, in this perspective, emerge from narratives, larger stories or worldviews that provide sources of meaning for human life [15].…”

Ethics and the persuasive enterprise of teaching psychology.

“…Recent scholarship in communication studies has seen a virtual explosion of interest in the ethics of persuasion (e.g., Arnett, 1991;Johannesen, 1990), with one theme emerging with some consistency: Regardless of their particular focus, authors have tended to stress the importance of enabling targets' choices among options (Arnett, 1991). Thomas Nilsen, one of the most vigorous advocates of this standard, is representative: "When we communicate to influence the attitudes, beliefs, and actions of others, the ethical touchstone is the degree of free, informed, and critical choice on matters of significance in their lives that is fostered by our [actions].…”

“…Significant choice is a distinctively democratic criterion of ethical persuasion. That is, it assumes the value of individuals and the merit of the individual decisionmaking process (Arnett, 1991). Consistent with its roots in Greek democracy, the approach emphasizes public process--an open discussion of diverse opinions and arguments so that individuals might reach the best possible conclusions.…”