Profession, code, and ethics /

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Author / Creator:Davis, Michael, 1943-
Imprint:Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2002.
Description:ix, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Ashgate studies in applied ethics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4781394
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ISBN:0754605507
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-254) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Lawyers:The moral authority of a professional code
  • Is legal ethics just business ethics?
  • Professionalism means putting your profession first
  • The right to refuse a case
  • Engineers (and Scientists): Professional responsibility as just following the rules
  • Is there a profession of engineering?
  • Three myths about codes of engineering ethics
  • Do scientists, like engineers, have special moral responsibilities?
  • Rhetoric, technical writing, and engineering ethics
  • Police: Police, discretion, and professions
  • Do cops need a code of ethics?
  • Hands across the border: law enforcement ethics across national boundaries
  • Teaching Ethics: Can professional ethics be taught?
  • Bibliography
  • Index