Right to Die?: Teachers Guide

The authors are based at Carnegie Mellon University. Robert Cavalier is Senior Researcher, Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics, and member of the Department of Philosophy, where he teaches courses in ethics. He was co-principal of the videodisc version of A Right to Die?, which was 1989 EDUCOM award winner for Best Humanities Software. Preston K.Covey is Director, Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics, which he founded in 1988, and is Associate Professor of Philosophy. Preston seeks personal and professional engagement with ethical controversies in “real world” settings, and serves on Carnegie Mellon’s Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research.

• Introduction, A Rationale for this Interactive Multimedia Case Study, A Sample Pedagogical Tour for Teachers, Strategies for Use, An Overview of the Program for Users, A Narrative Version of Dax’s Case, Further Annotated Resources, Select Bibliography