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Present	Professor, Department of Philosophy, John Carroll University
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Ethics and Political Philosophy

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ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES OBLIGATED NOT TO USE ...

Public Affairs Quarterly (2018)

Earl W. Spurgin

In 2014, the leadership of the National Football League instructed the league's game officials to penalize players who use the ...

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Race and the extra-legal punishment of professional athletes

Sport in Society (2018)

Samuel V. Bruton, Donald F. Sacco, Earl W. Spurgin and Kori N. Armstrong

In recent years, major American sports teams and leagues have responded increasingly to players’ off-field, off-court wrongdoing by imposing extra-legal ...

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Using the Internet Platform Second Life to Teach Social Justice

Teaching Philosophy (2011)

Sharon M. Kaye and Earl Spurgin

Second Life, an on-line, interactive environment in which users create avatars through which they have virtual experiences, is a contemporary ...

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Can Businesses Be Too Good? Applying Susan Wolf's 'Moral ...

Business & Society Review (2011)

Earl W. Spurgin

Susan Wolf famously argues that moral sainthood is not an ideal for which persons should aim because it requires one ...

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Unfettered or Tempered Capitalism? How Best to Promote Virtuous Characters

Business Ethics Quarterly (2007)

Earl W. Spurgin

The article reviews the book "The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce," by Deirdre N. McCloskey

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Occupational Safety and Paternalism: Machan Revisited

Journal of Business Ethics (2006)

Earl W. Spurgin

In 1987, Machan provided a libertarian case against the right to occupational safety. Since before Machan’s essay appeared, many business ...

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Looking for Answers in All the Wrong Places

Business Ethics Quarterly (2004)

Earl W. Spurgin

In recent years, many business ethicists have raised problems with the "ethics pays" credo. Despite these problems, many continue to ...

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The Goals and Merits of a Business Ethics Competency Exam

Journal of Business Ethics (2004)

Earl W. Spurgin

My university recently established a business ethics competency exam for graduate business students. The exam is designed to test whether ...

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What's Wrong with Computer-Generated Images of Perfection in Advertising?

Journal of Business Ethics (2003)

Earl W. Spurgin

ABSTRACT. Advertisers often use computers to create fantastic images. Generally, these are perfectly harmless images that are used for comic ...

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Do Shareholders Have Obligations to Stakeholders?

Journal of Business Ethics (2001)

Earl W. Spurgin

The question of whether, and to what extent, business managers have obligations to stakeholders has been the principal theme in ...

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What's so special about a special ethics for business?

Journal of Business Ethics (2000)

Earl W. Spurgin

In business ethics literature, debate over a special ethics generally has framed examination of the rules governing business. By constructing ...

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Book

Ethics: contemporary readings, edited by Harry J. Gensler, Earl W ...

(2013)

Harry J. Gensler, S.J., Earl W. Spurgin and James C. Swindal

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Book

Historical dictionary of ethics

(2008)

Harry J. Gensler, S.J. and Earl W. Spurgin

The Historical Dictionary of Ethics covers a very broad range of ethical topics, including ethical theories, historical periods, historical figures, ...

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Are coaches obligated to serve as good role models

Philosophy: Sport (2017)

Earl W. Spurgin

Philosophy: Sport is composed of nineteen chapters covering such topics as cheating, gender equality, aesthetics, steroid use, and spirituality. The ...

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