Habit Formation and Story Telling: A Theory for Guiding Ethical Action.

Sullivan, Dale L.; Martin, Michael S.

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ERIC Number: EJ634516

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Publication Date: 2001

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Habit Formation and Story Telling: A Theory for Guiding Ethical Action.

Sullivan, Dale L.; Martin, Michael S.

Technical Communication Quarterly, v10 n3 p251-72 Sum 2001

Proposes retrospective narrative justifications combined with classical concepts of habit formation as a theory of ethics appropriate for practicing technical communicators. Draws on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethical theory, which involves habit formation and narrative theory; on apologia and account-giving theory; and on traditional ethical stances, such as the teleological and deontological doctrines. (SG)

Descriptors: Ethics, Habit Formation, Higher Education, Story Telling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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