Ethical Issues in Professional Life

ISBN13: 9780195050264ISBN10: 0195050266 Paperback, 496 pages
Mar 1988,  In Stock

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When (if ever) may a professional deceive a client for the client's own good? Under what conditions (if any) is whistle-blowing morally required? These are just some of the questions that scholars as diverse as Michael D. Bayles, Thomas Nagel, Sissela Bok, Jessica Mitford, and Peter A. French confront in this stimulating anthology. Organized around philosophical issues such as the moral foundations of professional ethics, models of the professional-client relationship, deception, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, professional dissent, and professional virtue, the volume illuminates the complex ethical issues that arise in journalism, law, health care, counselling, education, engineering, business, politics, and social science research. A variety of pedagogical aids--including clear introductions to and study questions for each set of readings, concrete cases designed to focus discussion, and an appendix on preparing cases and position papers--makes the text invaluable for both students and teachers of professional ethics.

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496 pages; 6-1/2 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-505026-4ISBN10: 0-19-505026-6

About the Author(s)

Edited by Joan C. Callahan, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky

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