2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
November 15 , 2008
Combining the excitement and fun of a competitive tournament with a valuable educational experience for undergraduate students in a day-long event, the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is widely recognized by educators and received the American Philosophical Association & Philosophy Documentation Center's 2006 prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs. The format, rules, and procedures of the competition all have been developed to model widely acknowledged best methods of reasoning in practical and professional ethics.
In the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, a moderator poses questions to teams of three to five students. Questions may concern ethical problems on wide ranging topics, such as the classroom (e.g. cheating or plagiarism), personal relationships (e.g. dating or friendship), professional ethics (e.g. engineering, law, medicine), or social and political ethics (e.g. free speech, gun control, etc.). Each team receives a set of ethical issues in advance of the competition, and questions posed to teams at the competition are taken from that set. A panel of judges evaluates answers; rating criteria are intelligibility, focus on ethically relevant considerations, avoidance of ethical irrelevance, and deliberative thoughtfulness.
The information provided above is taken from the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl website. More information on the competition, including past cases addressed in the Ethics Bowl can be found by clicking HERE.
To view a printable copy of the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional event schedule, click HERE.
Click on the link to view the article of this event featured in the Daily Tar Heel: "UNC wins Ethics Bowl"
Location: TBA, 8:00 am.
Additional Information
Registration (Deadline October 17, 2008):
General Registration: $150 per team. Sponsoring schools may submit up to three teams to compete. There is a limited amount of available spots, so please register early to guarantee your participation in the Ethics Bowl.
The registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch meals for participating teams. Teams will receive lodging information and further event details after registration submission is received.
Click HERE to register and pay online.
For more information and inquiries, or to register by mail, please contact Lance Westerlund at lancew@unc.edu.
Accommodations:
TBA.
Transportation
Raleigh-Durham Airport is the commerical airport nearest to Chapel Hill. Taxi and limousine service to Chapel Hill is available
Sites to See in Chapel Hill
Ayr Mount Historic Site, Hillsborough
North Carolina Botanical Garden
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