We will do this in three ways. To be a professional is to have a specialized role in society, with certain responsibilities and certain privileges. Second, we will take up special moral problems arising in professional life. These range from the relationship of a professional and a client to questions about standards of behavior. In large measure, the problems involve the fact that a professional is also a person.
Personal morality can conflict with the requirements of a professional role.
In other cases, the moral convictions of clients can conflict with the professional's duties or best advice. Many of our examples will come from specific fields - medicine, law, or business, for instance. Reading the assignments for each class is a must. The task of the quizzes will be to write brief, succinct answers to questions asking for definitions, comparisons, etc. Two Short Papers.