02457nam 22006014a 450 991045548520332120200520144314.01-280-87245-497866108724590-313-00045-X(CKB)111004365796894(EBL)282732(OCoLC)55091902(SSID)ssj0000149876(PQKBManifestationID)11165216(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149876(PQKBWorkID)10240050(PQKB)11331824(MiAaPQ)EBC282732(Au-PeEL)EBL282732(CaPaEBR)ebr5003903(OCoLC)744985201(EXLCZ)9911100436579689419991230d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthics and excuses[electronic resource] the crisis in professional responsibility /Banks McDowellWestport, Conn. Quorum Books20001 online resource (182 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56720-386-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-166) and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction The Ethical Crisis; 2 Responsibility and Excuses; 3 Ethical Excuses; 4 Law and Ethics The Different Systems; 5 Defenses The Legal Excuses; 6 The Fallibility of Human Beings; 7 The Informal Moral Codes; 8 The Need to Reformulate Ethical Expectations; 9 The Professional and the Market-Is Efficiency the Predominant Value; 10 The Responsibility of Others toward the Excuse Giver: The Need for Dialogue; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexExamines the excuses professionals make when accused of acting unethically, and asks when they are valid and when not. This study of excuses aims to provide a challenging way to think about the nature of ethical problems in the professions and to suggest ways of solving them.EthicsUnited StatesResponsibilityUnited StatesExcusesElectronic books.EthicsResponsibilityExcuses.174McDowell Banks890776MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455485203321Ethics and excuses1989828UNINA