Год выпуска: 2008 Издательство: Страниц: 172 ISBN: 1848760027
Описание
This book explores different perspectives on ethics and the varied ways in which rules, boundaries and their meanings are constructed in our lives. It shines a light into the many ways that Applied and Professional Ethics are manifested. The essays contained within this volume demonstrate that Applied and Professional Ethics is not confined to any predetermined shape. As well as dilemmas and theories, it embraces those underlying values and world views that are of equal importance in creating ethos and community, and in enabling creative responses. Such values are at the heart of living together in professions and community. Because of the plurality of the educational and professional community, values, perspectives and assessments of values differ. So dialogue is at the heart of ethics. Therefore, this volume suggests that the teaching of Applied and Professional Ethics has to engage at all these levels, and thereby take seriously all aspects of ethics, for living and working. ...
