Typology of ethical theories based on the criterion of moral judgement and their applicability in the auditor’s and accountant’s professions Cover Image

Typologia teorii etycznych opartych na kryterium moralnej oceny działań oraz ich zastosowanie w odniesieniu do zawodów biegłego rewidenta i księgowego
Typology of ethical theories based on the criterion of moral judgement and their applicability in the auditor’s and accountant’s professions

Author(s): Marta Nowak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: auditor; accountant; ethical theory; meta-ethics; Carnap;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses accountant’s and auditor’s ethics from the meta-ethical point of view. The purpose of the paper is to determine which type of ethical theories has the best applicability to the judgment of accountant’s and auditor’s deeds. The author uses the ethical theories typology introduced by Carnap in order to analyze their applicability to auditor’s and accountant’s profession. According to the findings of the article, the nominalitstic approach to ethics has the highest applicability to the accountant’s and auditor’s ethics.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 474
  • Page Range: 41-52
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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