The Stanford Center on Ethics promotes research, teaching, and public debate on the fundamental moral issues of our times. As home to some of the leading professional schools in business, law, medicine, education, and engineering, Stanford has unique opportunities to contribute to path breaking interdisciplinary work. Drawing on these strengths, the Center aims to advance the foundational theory, moral reasoning skills, and social commitments required to address ethical issues.
The Center works with all of Stanford's schools - Law, Business, Medicine, Education, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Humanities & Sciences, and with other affiliated Stanford institutions, such as the Institute for International Studies, the Center for Biomedical Ethics, the Center for Social Innovation, the Center for Leadership Development and Research , and the Barbara and Bowen McCoy Program in Ethics in Society.
The Center is directed by Professor Deborah L. Rhode.
For questions about the Center and its scholarly activities, please contact the Associate Director Noa Ronkin or Program Director Dena Evans.
If you wish to be added to our distribution list and receive regular updates about the Center's upcoming events and other ethics events on campus, please click here.
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Read about the recent activities of the Center in the
2007 Summer Newsletter. (.pdf file)
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The Public Interest Survey can be found
here. (.doc file)
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Latest news:
May 8, 2008, 4:30pm
Stanford Center on Ethics 2003-2008: A Celebration of the First Five Years
Please join us at a special Provost's Reception to celebrate the Ethics Center's fifth anniversary.
Remarks:
John Etchemendy, Provost, Stanford University
Richard Saller, Dean, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University
Dennis Thompson, Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy and Director Emeritus of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, Harvard University
Location: Stanford Humanities Center, Kennedy Grove, 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford.
RSVP by May 5th to ethics.center@stanford.edu
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Past conferences and resources of interst:
'The American Legal Profession: Current Controversies, Future Challenges'
Friday, March 14, 2008, 09:00 AM -- 5:00 PM. Location: Law School, Room 190.
A national conference of leading scholars and practitioners to discuss the changing face of the legal profession and its current ethical challenges. Panel topics include recent trends in law firm economics, attorney career patterns, and the provision of corporate legal services; discrimination and diversity in the profession; strategies for promoting the public interest; and professional independence in government lawyering. MCLE credits available.
The conference is open to all and free, but registration is required. For more information and to register, please visit the conference website.
'Title IX Today, Title IX Tomorrow'
Read about this event
'An Evening with Calvin Trillin'
Click here to read about this event
Pro Bono Professors Website
Click here for more information
Click here to read an article on ethics and multi-disciplinary initiatives at Stanford
