Ethics Across Traditions: Exemplarity & Expertise

Exemplars are those deemed worthy to copy or emulate. Experts are skilled, practiced, tested, and proven reliable. According to your tradition, who is an exemplar, and who an expert? What qualities are necessary and/or sufficient to be one or the other or both? To what degree and in which ways can and should community members strive to be an exemplar and/or expert? What happens when an exemplar or expert goes astray, transgresses a tradition’s core commitment? According to your tradition, how are exceptional people held accountable, in theory and in practice? Where are the limits to the esteem these people are given?

Panelists include:

Geshe Tenzin Lobsang Negi (Dept. of Religion)

Wes Longhofer (Goizueta Business School)

Bill Eley (School of Medicine)

Carol Henderson (Office of the Provost)

John Lysaker (Center for Ethics)

Rahimjon Abdugafurov (Office of Student & Religious Life)

Rabbi Loren Lapidas (The Temple)

Host or Publisher Emory University Center for Ethics