Professions in Ethical Focus - Second Edition - Paperback

by Fritz Allhoff (Editor), Jonathan Milgrim (Editor), Anand Vaidya (Editor)

This collection of readings and case studies offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to professional ethics available today.

Back Jacket

This second edition of Professions in Ethical Focus comprises over seventy-five readings complemented by twenty case studies with corresponding discussion questions. These resources are organized into several thematic units, including "conflicts of interest," "honesty, deception, and trust," "privacy and confidentiality," and "professionalism, diversity, and pluralism." An alternative table of contents is also provided, identifying readings that bear on particular professions such as engineering, journalism, medicine, law, and policing. The book's introductory unit offers short selections from classic and contemporary ethical theory, including non-Western traditions. All of the readings have been introduced by the editors and carefully excerpted for relevance, always with the needs of student readers in mind.

Author Biography

Fritz Allhoff is Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Jonathan Milgrim is a doctoral student at the University of Washington. Anand J. Vaidya is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University.