Justin Horn, “Ethics Bowl: A ‘Gamified’ Approach to Ethics Education”

Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is a co-curricular activity centered on thoughtful and civil debate about contemporary moral issues. Students involved in Ethics Bowl do background research, analyze and critique ethical arguments, collaboratively seek consensus, and hone their public speaking skills in a competitive setting. This talk presents an overview of how Ethics Bowl works and surveys some potential educational benefits of the approach. I also consider ethical critiques of the format, and consider the relationship between ethics education and character formation in students.

Justin Horn is a Collegiate Associate Professor of Philosophy. His research explores questions in metaethics, as well as the pedagogy of ethics education. He is the coach of the Virginia Tech Ethics Bowl team.

Part of the Humanities Colloquium Series, which meets every two weeks and features brief presentations by the Faculty Associates of the Center for Humanities.  Feel free to bring your own lunch.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Abigail Middleton at amiddleton@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.