TOPICS FOR TEAM PAPER #3
LITERATURE, ETHICS, AND AUTHORITY
15.269
Topics for Team Paper #3: due Session 19. These papers are to be 3-4 pp. in length,
typewritten and double-spaced. Choose one topic; you may write on one or more of the
books/films in Section 4 of the course. All team members must contribute to the
conception of the paper; one should write it; and all should indicate that they have
contributed to the paper. Please keep a copy of your paper for your files.
1. What options do we have for improving the world in which we live, based on the stories
reviewed in this section of the course?
2. Among the various materials for the “Social Enterprise” module, one can detect a tension
between a single, all-encompassing response to mankind’s needs, and visions that aim for
a more local and individual effect. What circumstances produce these various formulas,
and can they be reconciled?
3. What is social responsibility for the authors/directors in one or more of the assignments
in Section 4 of the course, and how does that shape our understanding of and expectations
for people's behavior in organizations?
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