Title
Session 2 - Managing the uncertainty of ethical codes
Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building
Start Date
1-6-2007 11:30 AM
End Date
1-6-2007 11:40 AM
Description
Dr. Lois Eveleth is professor of philosophy and chairperson of the department of philosophy at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Her teaching, writing and research interests lie in areas of ethics and the history of ideas. The principles or guidelines found in a code of ethics adopted by a profession or by an organization of professional persons, such as that of the IEEE, run a risk of seeming unworkable, usually because of their abstract formulation. Ethical principles must be abstract enough to enjoy wide scope yet specific enough to be applicable. Their workability is important and yet may be jeopardized by such language and by the necessity to apply such abstractions to real issues. What is offered here is a straightforward strategy for applying such ethical principles in a process of deliberation.
Keywords
Applied ethics; Business ethics; Conduct of life; Ethical guidelines; Practical ethics; Professional ethics
Disciplines
Ethics in Religion | Science and Technology Studies
Language
English
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Session 2 - Managing the uncertainty of ethical codes
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building
Dr. Lois Eveleth is professor of philosophy and chairperson of the department of philosophy at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Her teaching, writing and research interests lie in areas of ethics and the history of ideas. The principles or guidelines found in a code of ethics adopted by a profession or by an organization of professional persons, such as that of the IEEE, run a risk of seeming unworkable, usually because of their abstract formulation. Ethical principles must be abstract enough to enjoy wide scope yet specific enough to be applicable. Their workability is important and yet may be jeopardized by such language and by the necessity to apply such abstractions to real issues. What is offered here is a straightforward strategy for applying such ethical principles in a process of deliberation.