Ethics of the Professions: Medicine, Business, Media, Law (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy)

Professional Ethics have become fashionable during the past two decades. This proliferation of various professional ethics bears witness to a need to introduce ethical concerns in the exercise of various professions. In order to answer this need, each profession attempts to develop its own code of "ethics". In this respect, questions such as the following arise: Are the various ethical problems faced during the exercise of a profession different in kind from those ethical problems faced in everyday life? Or, are they ethical problems of the same kind, requiring in addition knowledge of the specific area of human endeavour in order to tackle them? The book deals with these and similar questions and points to the need for a different approach to professional ethics. Philosophical Ethics And Professional Ethics. Introduction / Ioanna Kuc̦uradi -- Ethics And The Art Of Medicine / Peter Koslowski -- Biomedical Ethics And The Limits Of Philosophy / Yaman Or̈s -- Environmental Ethics: A New Dimension In Professional Ethics / Kriton Curi -- Business Ethics, Multinational Corporations And Developing Countries / Klaus M. Leisinger -- Philosophy In An Age Of Overinformation / Vittorio Hösle -- Ethics Of Journalism Or On Ethical Problems In The Mass Media / Harun Tepe -- The Ethical Foundations Of The Rule Of Law / Zeynep Davran -- Professional Ethics In Legislation And Adjudication In The Constitution State / Friedrich Kübler -- The Rule Of The Law And The Judge / Hayrettin Ok̈ce̦siz. Ioanna Kuçuradi (ed.). Papers Presented At A Seminar On Philosophical Ethics And Professional Ethics Organized By The Philosophical Society Of Turkey In Cooperation With The German Cultural Institute Of Ankara, In Oct. 1996. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Philosophical Ethics and Professional Ethics Introduction....Pages 1-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Ethics and the Art of Medicine....Pages 19-35 Biomedical Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy....Pages 36-47 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 Environmental Ethics: A New Dimension in Professional Ethics....Pages 51-57 Business Ethics, Multinational Corporations and Developing Countries....Pages 58-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Philosophy in an Age of Overinformation....Pages 87-100 “Ethics of Journalism” or On Ethical Problems in the Mass Media....Pages 101-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 The Ethical Foundations of the Rule of Law....Pages 117-129 Professional Ethics in Legislation and Adjudication in the Constitutional State....Pages 130-142 The Rule of Law and the Judge....Pages 143-157 Ethics and Politics....Pages 158-167 Back Matter....Pages 168-172 Professional ethics have become fashionable during the past two decades. This proliferation of various professional ethics bear witness to a need to introduce ethical concerns in the exercise of various professions. This book examines these concerns and the question raised by them.