Ethics and the professional responsibility of lawyers
“Applied ethics” is sometimes understood on the engineering model: As engineers “apply” physics to human problems, so philosophers apply ethics to dilemmas of professional practice. It is argued that there is nothing in ethics comparable to physics. Using legal ethics as an example, it is suggested...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1991
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1991, Volume: 10, Issue: 8, Pages: 569-576 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Institution
B Political Philosophy B Professional Practice B Ethical Principle B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | “Applied ethics” is sometimes understood on the engineering model: As engineers “apply” physics to human problems, so philosophers apply ethics to dilemmas of professional practice. It is argued that there is nothing in ethics comparable to physics. Using legal ethics as an example, it is suggested that political philosophy provides a better approach to understanding professional ethics. If, for example, the adversary system is a legitimate social institution, and if attorneys must adhere to certain principles in order for that institution to fulfill its purposes, then attorneys may be said to be subject to those ethical principles. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00382874 |