Volume 1, Issue 4

Lawrence Kohlberg believed that people could develop more mature conceptions of justice by active participation in democratic processes (e.g. in a just community). This paper will contrast the moral development paradigm's conception of the benefits of democratic participation with a political science critique of those benefits. In short, does the participation of citizens in U.S. political campaigns actually constitute service and enhance the common good and if so, to what extent?

It didn't take a genius to quickly determine that something was seriously wrong in this institutional setting. O yes, people were cordial and welcoming but somehow I sensed a tentativeness and insecurity in the employees I met early in my tenure.

What role does higher education play in character development? Based on the attendance at this conference, it appears as if lots of people are interested in this question. But not everyone.

We are obliged to treat people well and at least not to treat them shabbily. But doing the best thing in a situation, and being the best we can, is not required of us. It is a remarkable and admirable thing-- because so difficult or effortful--that stretches beyond the call of duty.