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Undergraduate Honors Program

Interdisciplinary scholars developing a sophisticated understanding of the problems of social concern.
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Ethics of Wealth

A series exploring the ethical questions at the heart of wealth.
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Hope House Scholars Program

The Center sponsors humanities courses at Hope House, a residential treatment facility for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts.
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The Buzz

The Center's news portal fueled by Stanford students interested in ethics.
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Upcoming Events

Wed 12 Mar

Building Spiritual Leadership in the App Generation

Special Events
4:15pm on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 At Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences, Old Union, 3rd Floor "Sanctuary"
This event is part of the Howard M.
Wed 12 Mar

An evening with award-winning novelist Mohsin Hamid

Ethics of Wealth Series
7:00pm on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 At Annenberg Auditorium

Co-sponsored by the Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program In Islamic Studies, Center for South Asia, McCoy Family Center

Thu 13 Mar

Michael McPherson: The Teaching of Character and the Character of Teaching

Special Events
5:00pm on Thursday, March 13, 2014 At Levinthal Hall
We believe that schools can cultivate good character, meaning roughly a set of intellectual, moral and prudential virtue
Tue 1 Apr

Orange is the New Black: The Real Story with Piper Kerman

Special Events
8:00pm on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 At Cemex auditorium

In her memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman's Prison, Piper Kerman recounts the 15 months that

Tue 8 Apr

Jeff Raikes: Wealth, Philanthropy, and Inequality

Ethics of Wealth Series
7:00pm on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 At Cubberley Auditorium

Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and co-founder of the Raikes Foundation, will sh

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Welcome to Ethics in Society

The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society is committed to bringing ethical reflection to bear on important social problems through research, teaching, and engagement. The major problems faced by our troubled globe -- extreme poverty, environmental sustainability, and international peace and security -- are not only technological in nature, but also moral. To that end, we develop initiatives with ethical dimensions that relate to important public problems and draw on the established strengths of interdisciplinary Stanford faculty.

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Recently from The Buzz

Kidney Donations from "Perfect Strangers"

By Salil Dudani on February 28, 2014

On February 5, Art and Art History Professor Jan Krawitz’s film Perfect Strangers was screened in Annenberg Auditorium. The film follows kidney donor Eldona (Ellie) and kidney recipient Kathy over the course of four years as they navigate the complex ethical and emotional terrain of organ donation.

The Ethics of Performance: A Conversation with Vice-Provost Harry Elam and Dean of Religious Life Scotty McLennan

By Anne Evered on February 25, 2014

Imagine you are Kevin Spacey on the Netflix original series House of Cards. You play the ruthless Frank Underwood, who uses whatever means available to climb the political ladder. The show is extremely popular, largely because of your success at playing this character. At the same time though, you might wonder what kind of impact you are having by playing this character so convincingly. Are you somehow condoning the actions taken by Frank Underwood?

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