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| "a situation in which mutually exclusive moral actions or choices are equally binding" |
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| social moral dilemma (42) |
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| a value conflict that is so complex that reasonable members of a community can disagree with each other about the proper solution |
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| help us achieve a clear focus on all the relevant factual and moral variables in dilemma situations |
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| person (or institution) whose interests will be affected by a decision that is going to be made |
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| conscious ability to conceive of a goal and make a choice to act on the conception |
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| people who are held responsible because they know the difference between the notions of right and wrong and have the capacity to intentionally act on this knowledge |
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| it is not logical to tell people they ought to do something if, because they lack knowledge and capacity or are externally constrained, they can't do it |
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| moral agents who could have chosen to do their duty intentionally violate a known moral rule or refuse to accept responsibility for their actions |
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| lack knowledge and/or capacity to choose their behavior |
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| features of the environment seem to shape and control individual adult behavior to such an extent that the individual seems to have lost the ability to act in the usual voluntary or free manner we would expect from good moral agents |
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| to only be capable of understanding one's own point of view |
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| only able to focus on the point of view of one's own group |
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| so theoretical and technical that the general public does not easily acquire it |
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| tied to essential human needs |
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| national organization (62) |
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| set standards for education and entry into the profession, creat a code of ethics, investigate malpractice charges, encourage research to enhance the profession's ability to serve society, sponsor education programs to keep members up to date, advise legislatures about the delivery of professional services, and in general police themselves as an autonomous organization- self-policing is essential, since it is difficult for members of the public to judge incompetence when they lack the esoteric knowledge |
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| extra strong moral commitment (62) |
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| dedicated to the quality of their work |
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| converts all relationships into ones based purely on financial incentives, in effect allowing market forces to determine the quality of the interactions between client and professional |
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| [professional] making decisions for them |
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| [professional should] function as the agent of the client |
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| fiduciary relationship (67) |
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| professional discretion (68) |
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| leeway to use their esoteric knowledge to figure out the best means for carrying out the goals of their profession in specific cases |
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| uses professional powers for personal gain at the expense of the values the profession is supposed to serve |
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