Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Paperback by Callahan, Joan C. (EDT), Li...
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Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Paperback by Callahan, Joan C. (EDT), Li.... Ethical Issues in Professional Life, Paperback by Callahan, Joan C. (EDT), ISBN 0195050266, ISBN-13 9780195050264, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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. Frenchconfront 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 volumeilluminates the complex ethical issues that arise in journalism, law, health care, counseling, education, engineering, business, politics, and social science research. A variety of pedagogic aids including clear introductions to and study questions for each set of readings, concrete cases designedto focus discussion, and an appendix on preparing cases and position papers, make the text invaluable for both students and teachers of professional ethics.
