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Editorial: Ethical Sensitivity – a Multidisciplinary Approach

Received: 28 January 2016     Accepted: 21 March 2016     Published: 13 May 2016
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Abstract

The editorial provides an overview of this special edition. The leading guest editors aim to guide the reader through the various topics addressed in this collection of article papers related to ethics as presented by the individual authors. Topics are placed within the context of current available literature related to the philosophy of ethics, ethics education as well as ethics in practice. The value of focussing on personal growth and reflection as part of the ethical journey of discovery of self and others is highlighted and encouraged.

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 2-1)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Ethical Sensitivity: A Multidisciplinary Approach

DOI 10.11648/j.hss.s.2016040201.11
Page(s) 1-4
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Keywords

Ethical Sensitivity, Multidisciplinary Approach, Ethics

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  • Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Humanities, Pretoria, South Africa

  • Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Humanities, Pretoria, South Africa

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