Morality and the Professional Life: Values at Work - Softcover

Brincat, Cynthia; Wike, Victoria

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9780139157295: Morality and the Professional Life: Values at Work
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0139157298 ISBN 13: 9780139157295
Publisher: Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

For courses in Professional Ethics, Ethics and the Professions, Work and Society, and Business Ethics.

Unique in perspective, this text offers a comprehensive values-based approach to professional ethics that is sensitive to the primary ethical issues of the workplace and that offers a positive way for dealing with these issues. It focuses on values important to all professionals and on how people do their work, not what type of work they do, and recognizes the strengths of various moral theories and the ways to harmonize as many moral values as possible. Part One provides a thorough introduction to moral concepts, theories, and forms of reasoning―for students with little or no background in ethics. Part Two discusses the values that are central to the moral life of professionals―integrity, respect for persons, justice, compassion, beneficence and nonmaleficence, and responsibility. A unified mix of text, readings (from literature, philosophy, and the professional ethics canon), exercises, cases for discussion, and discussion questions offer numerous opportunities for practice in interpreting values and applying them to the workplace.

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Unique in perspective, this book offers a comprehensive values-based approach to professional ethics that is sensitive to the primary ethical issues of the workplace and that offers a positive way for dealing with these issues. It focuses on values important to all professionals and on how people do their work, not what type of work they do, and recognizes the strengths of various moral theories and the ways to harmonize as many moral values as possible. Readings (from literature, philosophy, and the professional ethics canon), exercises, and cases offer numerous opportunities for practice in interpreting values and applying them to the workplace. MORALITY AND THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE. What Professions and Professionals Are. What Morality Is. What Professional Ethics Is. Moral Reasons and Explanations. Moral Theories. Moral Analysis and Case Solving. VALUES AT WORK. Integrity. Respect for Persons. Justice. Compassion. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence. Responsibility.

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Publisher
Pearson
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0139157298
ISBN 13 
9780139157295
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
448
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