Professional Ethics in Context

Eric Mount Jr.

ISBN 10: 0664251439 / ISBN 13: 9780664251437

Published by Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., US, 1990

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Who we are and what we do as moral persons are shaped by the institutional and organizational environments we inhabit; the images and metaphors with which we perceive problems, people, and ourselves; the worldviews of myths that situate us in an ultimate frame of reference; and the personal stories through which we live. All of these things influence moral development and choice. In this book, Eric Mount Jr. shows that what we see is fundamental to what we do.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional Ethics in Context
• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., US
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664251439
• ISBN 13: 9780664251437
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Who we are and what we do as moral persons are shaped by the institutional and organizational environments we inhabit; the images and metaphors with which we perceive problems, people, and ourselves; the worldviews of myths that situate us in an ultimate frame of reference; and the personal stories through which we live. All of these things influence moral development and choice. In this book, Eric Mount Jr. shows that what we see is fundamental to what we do.

About the Author

Eric Mount Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He is the author of Professional Ethics in Context: Institutions, Images, and Empathy and Covenant, Community, and the Common Good.