Bruce Weinstein Explained

Bruce Weinstein
Education:Georgetown University
Occupation:Writer
Years Active:1985–present
Known For:Ethics in Business

Bruce Weinstein is an American ethicist who writes about ethics, character, and leadership for Fortune.[1] He also writes for and is on the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) editorial board.[2] Much of Weinstein's work focuses on business leaders, members of professional trade associations, and students who appreciate ethics' role in everyday life. This work often is through interactive keynote addresses to corporations, universities, and other organizations.

Early publications

Weinstein published his first book in 1985 at 25 while a graduate student at Georgetown University. 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, 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),[3] were edited and published as the articles What is an Expert?[4] and The Possibility of Ethical Expertise.[5]

Weinstein's second book as editor, Dental Ethics,[6] is a collection of articles co-authored by ethicists and dentists. His third book as editor, Ethical Issues in Pharmacy,[7] contains essays co-authored by ethicists and pharmacists.[8]

Later publications

What Should I Do: 4 Simple Steps to Making Better Decisions in Everyday Life.

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:

  1. Get the facts.
  2. Identify the values at stake.
  3. Find the options available to you.
  4. 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.[9]

Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good

Weinstein's next book was published in 2005 by Emmis Books, a division of Emmis Communications. "Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good," was an application of Tom Beauchamp and James Childress's "Principles of Biomedical Ethics."[10] The basis of the Beauchamp/Childress work is principlism, an ethical framework that uses principles as the foundation for ethical decision making. The four principles that form the core of the Beauchamp/Childress work are:

  1. Respect for autonomy[11]
  2. Nonmaleficence
  3. Beneficence (ethics)
  4. Justice

Weinstein's work simplifies the principles, so that, for example, the principle of nonmaleficence becomes "do no harm", and the principle of beneficence becomes "make things better." Weinstein also applies the principles to areas beyond health care and biomedical research.

Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?

The follow-up to "Life Principles" was a book for 10-14-year-olds entitled, "Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?" Published in 2009 by Roaring Brook Press (a division of Macmillan), The book is an application of "Life Principles" to the issues that young adults face with teachers, fellow students, parents, and friends. It received the strongest reviews in Weinstein's career up to that point.[12]

Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond.

In 2011, New World Library published Weinstein's "Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond." The book expanded much of the work Weinstein had done in his columns for Bloomberg Businessweek on such topics as the outsourcing of customer service,[13] the ethics of taking vacations,[14] and how to give and receive criticism.[15] In 2012, ForeWord magazine selected "Ethical Intelligence" as a Silver Winner in its annual Book of the Year Awards in the self-help category.[16]

Newspapers

Weinstein's letter to The New York Times calling for honesty in politics was chosen as the basis for its weekly Invitation to a Dialogue feature. The letter was originally published on July 7, 2012,[17] after which readers were invited to submit responses. The letter was then republished on August 11, along with several reader responses and a rejoinder from Weinstein.[18] The basis for the letter was Warren Beatty's 1998 film, Bulworth, a satire predicated on the idea that a politician telling the truth would be the stuff of comedy.

Books

As Editor
As Author

Media appearances as ethics analyst

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortune . Fortune . 2016-11-06.
  2. Web site: Bruce Weinstein - The Compliance and Ethics Blog . Complianceandethics.org . 2016-11-06.
  3. Book: PhD, Bruce Weinstein . Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond . 2011-08-31 . New World Library . 978-1-60868-055-9 . en.
  4. Book: Mitcham, Carl . Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics . 2005 . Macmillan Reference USA . 978-0-02-865834-6 . en.
  5. Book: Rasmussen, Lisa . Ethics Expertise: History, Contemporary Perspectives, and Applications . 2006-01-17 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-1-4020-3820-4 . en.
  6. Book: Medicine (U.S.), National Library of . Current Catalog . 1993 . U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine. . en.
  7. Book: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy . 1997 . Harvey Whitney Books . en.
  8. Book: Haddad, Amy Marie . Teaching and Learning Strategies in Pharmacy Ethics: Second Edition . 1997-12-05 . CRC Press . 978-0-7890-0378-2 . en.
  9. https://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/nyn/fundraising/books-for-a-better-life/download.aspx?id=17574
  10. Web site: Philosophy - Oxford University Press . Oup.com . 2016-11-06.
  11. Page . Katie . 2012-05-20 . The four principles: Can they be measured and do they predict ethical decision making? . BMC Medical Ethics . 13 . 10 . 10.1186/1472-6939-13-10 . 1472-6939 . 3528420 . 22606995 . free .
  12. Web site: Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught? | Bruce Weinstein | Macmillan . Us.macmillan.com . 2016-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150224120541/http://us.macmillan.com/isitstillcheatingifidontgetcaught/BruceWeinstein . 2015-02-24 . dead .
  13. News: Bruce Weinstein . The Ethics of Outsourcing Customer Service - Bloomberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716025111/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2007-09-27/the-ethics-of-outsourcing-customer-servicebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice . dead . July 16, 2012 . Bloomberg.com . 2007-09-28 . 2016-11-06.
  14. News: Bruce Weinstein . The Ethics of Taking Vacations - Bloomberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107032550/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-07-29/the-ethics-of-taking-vacationsbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice . dead . November 7, 2013 . Bloomberg.com . 2008-07-29 . 2016-11-06.
  15. News: Bruce Weinstein . How to Give and Receive Criticism - Bloomberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816054108/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-03-18/how-to-give-and-receive-criticismbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice . dead . August 16, 2012 . Bloomberg.com . 2008-03-18 . 2016-11-06.
  16. Web site: Search â€" Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Awards . Botya.forewordreviews.com . 2016-11-06.
  17. News: Invitation to a Dialogue: An Honest Politician . The New York Times . 2012-08-07 . 2016-11-06.
  18. News: Sunday Dialogue: Daring to Tell the Truth . The New York Times . 2012-08-11 . 2016-11-06.
  19. News: Video News . CNN.com . 2016-11-06.
  20. Web site: Anderson Cooper: Are Kiss-and-Tell Books Ethical?. . 17 May 2010 .
  21. Web site: How Ethical Are You? Take The Ethics Guy's Quiz on CNN . . 7 May 2009 .
  22. Web site: 'Ethics Guy' Bruce Weinstein '82 Says Calling in Sick Is Right Thing to Do . swarthmore.edu. 7 March 2008. 20 October 2010.
  23. Web site: IS IT RIGHT TO REGIFT? The Ethics Guy on ABC's "Good Morning America" . . 2010-12-28 . 2016-11-06.
  24. Web site: Ethical Dilemmas in The Workplace: The Ethics Guy on ABC News . . 8 July 2010 .
  25. Web site: THE ETHICS QUIZ: The Ethics Guy on WNBC's "Today in New York" . . 2011-04-13 . 2016-11-06.
  26. Web site: SCANDALS IN BUSINESS-The Ethics Guy on CNBC's "Surviving the Market" . . 2010-12-29 . 2016-11-06.
  27. Web site: The Leonard Lopate Show: The Ethics of Apologies - WNYC . www.wnyc.org . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130416044337/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2007/aug/01/the-ethics-of-apologies/ . 16 April 2013 . dead.
  28. Web site: AMERICAN IDOL ETHICS: The Ethics Guy on "The O'Reilly Factor" . . 2010-12-18 . 2016-11-06.
  29. Web site: Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy HuffPost . 2023-01-18 . www.huffpost.com . en.

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