Professional Ethics – how does it work? Cover Image

Etyka zawodowa – jak to działa?
Professional Ethics – how does it work?

Author(s): Bożena Klimczak
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Behaviorism, Business Ethics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Professional ethics; moral; professional conduct; professional standards;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of paper is to seek the answer to the question, how professional ethics acts as an empirical phenomenon. The starting point is an assumption about the natural ethical disposition of mankind. In different professional situations moral conflicts and dilemmas appear. To resolve them, moral maturity of the person is necessary, and group – oriented building of social trust. In the paper were described: regulation of professional conduct, forming professional standards, and the process of making ethical professional decisions. Moral intensity, framing of professional group and social expectations are complementary elements of the social process in which professional ethics acts.

  • Issue Year: 6/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-24
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish