LEADER 02457nam 22006014a 450 001 9910455485203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-87245-4 010 $a9786610872459 010 $a0-313-00045-X 035 $a(CKB)111004365796894 035 $a(EBL)282732 035 $a(OCoLC)55091902 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000149876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11165216 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240050 035 $a(PQKB)11331824 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC282732 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL282732 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5003903 035 $a(OCoLC)744985201 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004365796894 100 $a19991230d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthics and excuses$b[electronic resource] $ethe crisis in professional responsibility /$fBanks McDowell 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cQuorum Books$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (182 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-56720-386-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [163]-166) and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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; Index 330 $aExamines 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. 606 $aEthics$zUnited States 606 $aResponsibility$zUnited States 606 $aExcuses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEthics 615 0$aResponsibility 615 0$aExcuses. 676 $a174 700 $aMcDowell$b Banks$0890776 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455485203321 996 $aEthics and excuses$91989828 997 $aUNINA