02550nam 22005774a 450 991081792540332120200520144314.01-74223-184-5(CKB)2520000000009440(EBL)533793(OCoLC)635291384(SSID)ssj0000431966(PQKBManifestationID)11315138(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431966(PQKBWorkID)10477986(PQKB)10454604(MiAaPQ)EBC533793(Au-PeEL)EBL533793(CaPaEBR)ebr10370154(EXLCZ)99252000000000944020090702d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthics in practice moral theory and the professions /Andrew Alexandra and Seumas MillerSydney UNSW Press20091 online resource (288 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-030-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; 1: Ethical theory and practice; 2: Relativism; 3: Moral principles; 4: Virtues and vices; 5: Moral emotion, motivation and reasoning; 6: Professional role morality; 7: Duty of care, autonomy, paternalism and informed consent; 8: Privacy and confidentiality; 9: Life and death; 10: Reproduction; 11: The institution of the family; 12: Drugs; 13: Corruption; IndexDozens of times a day we are faced with moral dilemmas, and our judgments and actions are guided by our sense of what is right or wrong. But there are times when we find ourselves facing situations of moral complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on numerous case studies, Ethics in Practice is a practical and absorbing discussion on ethics and moral theory, and will help readers to make better informed, and more rationally justifiable, decisions about how to act and judge the actions of others, where there are morally hard choices to be made in their professional working life.EthicsProfessional ethicsWork ethicEthics.Professional ethics.Work ethic.170174Alexandra Andrew1951-1626411Miller Seumas895216MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817925403321Ethics in practice3962419UNINA