I will be leading a reading group on James Bowman’s Honor: A History, along with my Philosophy Department colleague Shawn Klein.
What is honor? In higher education we promote student honor codes. Police officers speak of honoring the badge. The highest award in the US military is the Medal of Honor. In many Islamic and tribal cultures there is the phenomenon of honor killings. Business professionals place importance on honoring contracts. And there is sometimes “Honor among thieves.” So what role does honor play — and what role should it play — in our individual and social lives?
The first meeting will be on February 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Scarborough Hall 204 on the Rockford College campus. A free copy of the book will be provided to all participants.
The reading group is sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship.
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Mostly thanks to my colleagues Shawn Klein and Anja Hartleb-Parson, I have moved into the new world of social networking. The Department of Philosophy, the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and I not only have websites but Facebook and Twitter.
Me:
Website: http://www.stephenhicks.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Stephen.R.C.Hicks
Twitter: SRCHicks
Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship:
Website: http://www.ethicsandentrepreneurship.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/pages/Rockford-IL/Center-for-Ethics-and-Entrepreneurship/33385773294
Twitter: RC_CEE
Department of Philosophy, Rockford College:
Website: http://www.rockford.edu/?page=Philosophy
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rockford-IL/Rockford-College-Philosophy-Department/120214339280
Twitter: RCPhil
We’re considering possible mottos:
Thinking deep thoughts about tweets.
I tweet, therefore …
Find the meaning of life (and explain it in 140 characters or less).
Where the eternal and the impersonal meet the ephemeral and the personal .
It’s, like, we’re from the future or something.
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What is honor? In higher education we promote student honor codes. Police officers speak of honoring the badge. The highest award in the US military is the Medal of Honor. In many Islamic and tribal cultures there is the phenomenon of honor killings. Business professionals place importance on honoring contracts. And there is sometimes “Honor among thieves.” So what role does honor play — and what role should it play — in our individual and social lives? 
