The ground of professional ethics / Daryl Koehn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koehn, Daryl, 1955-

Series:

Professional ethics.

Professional ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routlege, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As each week beings more stories of doctors, lawyers and other professionals abusing their powers, while clients demand extra services as at a time of shrinking resources; it is imperative that all practising professionals have an understanding of professional ethics.In The Ground of Profesional Ethics, Daryl Koehn discusses the practical issues in depth, such as the level of service clients can justifiably expect from professionals, when service to a client may be legitimately terminated and circumstances in which client confidences can be broken. She argues that, while clien

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The untrustworthiness of professional expertise; 3 Delegitimating client contracts; 4 The public pledge as the ground of professional authority; 5 The legitimacy of the professions' ends; 6 The limits of professional discretion; 7 The professional's good; 8 The professional and the public good; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-81847-5

1-138-15047-9

1-134-81848-3

1-280-40789-1

9786610407897

0-203-00661-5

9780203006610

OCLC:

49848359