Bruce Weinstein
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Bruce Weinstein is an American ethicist who hosts "Ask the Ethics Guy!," a question-and-answer series on Bloomberg Businessweek online and writes an ethics column there. He has offered ethical analysis on Today, Good Morning America,, ABC News,,Anderson Cooper 360,, CNN's 'Issue #1,, MSNBC, Squawk on the Street, NPR's Leonard Lopate Show, FOX Business and other television and radio programs. Weinstein promotes himself as "The Ethics Guy".
Much of Weinstein's work involves helping business leaders, members of professional trade associations, and students appreciate the role that ethics plays in everyday life. This work often takes the form of interactive keynote addresses http://www.theethicsguy.com/videos-clip?task=videodirectlink&id=10, which he has given to such diverse groups as Northrop Grumman
, the Eastern Michigan University College of Business, the Society of Government Meeting Professionals, the Association of Test Publishers
, Baldwin-Wallace College
, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the National Association of Corporate Directors
(New Jersey chapter), Compliance Officers from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
,and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
.
He received a B.A. in philosophy from Swarthmore College
, a Ph.D. in philosophy with a concentration in bioethics
from Georgetown University
, and a National Fellowship from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Weinstein’s second book as editor, "Dental Ethics", is a collection of articles co-authored by ethicists and dentists. His third book as editor, "Ethical Issues in Pharmacy", contains essays co-authored by ethicists and pharmacists.
The book was a Finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award.
As Author
Much of Weinstein's work involves helping business leaders, members of professional trade associations, and students appreciate the role that ethics plays in everyday life. This work often takes the form of interactive keynote addresses http://www.theethicsguy.com/videos-clip?task=videodirectlink&id=10, which he has given to such diverse groups as Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
, the Eastern Michigan University College of Business, the Society of Government Meeting Professionals, the Association of Test Publishers
Association of Test Publishers
The Association of Test Publishers or ATP is an established non-profit trade association representing providers of tests and assessment tools and/or services related to assessment, selection, screening, certification, licensing, educational or clinical uses....
, Baldwin-Wallace College
Baldwin-Wallace College
Baldwin–Wallace College is a liberal arts college in Berea, Ohio, founded in 1845. It is home to the Riemenschneider-Bach Institute and the Baldwin–Wallace Conservatory of Music, an internationally renowned music school. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Students receive a...
, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the National Association of Corporate Directors
National Association of Corporate Directors
The National Association of Corporate Directors is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization, dedicated to serving the corporate governance needs of directors of public, private, and non-profit organizations. Founded in 1977, NACD is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and serves...
(New Jersey chapter), Compliance Officers from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929, while the history of...
,and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is a New York City-based a 5013 public charity serving international affairs professionals, teachers and students, and the attentive public. Founded in 1914, and originally named Church Peace Union, Carnegie Council is an independent and...
.
He received a B.A. in philosophy from Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
, a Ph.D. in philosophy with a concentration in bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and a National Fellowship from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Early Publications
Weinstein published his first book in 1985 at the age of 25 while a graduate student at Georgetown. "Ethics in the Hospital Setting" contains the papers presented at the first state conference devoted to the issue of what was then called hospital ethics committees, which are now known as institutional ethics committees. Weinstein is credited as the editor of the volume. Portions of Weinstein’s doctoral dissertation, "The Possibility of Ethical Expertise" (Georgetown University, 1989) were edited and published as the articles “What is an Expert?”[Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (Vol. 14, No. 1), pp. 57-73] and “The Possibility of Ethical Expertise”[Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (Vol. 15, No. 1), pp. 61-75.Weinstein’s second book as editor, "Dental Ethics", is a collection of articles co-authored by ethicists and dentists. His third book as editor, "Ethical Issues in Pharmacy", contains essays co-authored by ethicists and pharmacists.
Later Publications
After editing three books for health care professionals, Weinstein decided to write his own books and broaden the scope of his work to include businesspeople, general readers of adult non-fiction, and students. His first book in this project was, "What Should I Do: 4 Simple Steps to Making Better Decisions in Everyday Life." He applied the four-step protocol used by institutional ethics committees to ethical issues that people outside of health care face. This protocol is:- Get the facts.
- Identify the values at stake.
- Find the options available to you.
- Test the options and choose the best one, based steps 1 and 2.
The book was a Finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award.
Books
As Editor- "Ethics in the Hospital Setting" (West Virginia University Press, 1985) ISBN 978-0937058237
- Dental Ethics (Lea & Febiger, 1993) ISBN 978-0812114447
- Ethical Issues in Pharmacy (Applied Therapeutics, 1998), ISBN 978-0915486250
As Author
- "What Should I Do? 4 Simple Steps to Making Better Decisions in Everyday Life" (Perigee/Penguin, 2000) ISBN 978-0399526282
- "Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good" (Emmis Books, 2005) ISBN 978-1578602162
- "Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?" (Roaring Brook, 2009) ISBN 978-1596433069
- "Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Solving Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond" (New World Library, Oct 2011), ISBN 978-1608680542