Scott Parsons

Dr. Scott Parsons is the Character Development and Education Integrator (Assistant Professor) for the Military Program at United States Military Academy at West Point. He assists universities and institutions in developing leaders of character by designing curriculum, integration techniques, and assessment tools with a focus on character education. As a leader, teacher, and coach, Scott designs character education programs, based on Neo-Aristotelian virtues to facilitate a flourishing life for students, faculty, and staff. The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues’ Framework for Character Education is the blueprint he uses in assisting institutions with Character Development and Integration. Scott also has several other teaching and research areas of focus. He specializes in the intersection of Just War Theory with the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, the Ethics of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, and Cyber Ethics. As a retired Army officer with over 21 years of military experience, Scott has spent roughly half his military career in Military Intelligence and the other half in academia serving as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics.

What interests me most about leadership and flourishing is three-fold: 1) How do senior leaders find resources to promote flourishing for their organisation? 2) How do educators find resources to promote flourishing for their students? 3) How do mid-level leaders demonstrate and promote flourishing to both their leadership and those they lead? I believe we want those we engage with to know that, with the right tools and resources, they can help the people they lead flourish under their leadership, and ultimately prepare them to be leaders of the next generation who want those they lead to flourish.

Currently I am especially interested in the role of virtue literacy as the foundation of character education programs.

Character Development

Leadership and Flourishing in Education

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence