Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules

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Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules?
Davis criticizes the view that professional responsibility goes beyond merely following the rules of one's code of ethics by necessarily involving certain character virtues. Rather, if a code of ethics is well-written, following these rules means that a professional is acting responsibly. He discusses seven different interpretations of "just following the rules": blind obedience, strict obedience, malicious obedience, negligent obedience, accidental obedience, stupid obedience, concluding with a positive discussion of interpretative obedience.
-Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with negligent obedience?

• A) when the failure to follow the rules unreasonably risks harm to others
• B) when there is a failure to provide good practice
• C) when there is a failure to exercise due care in following the relevant rules
• D) when the failure to follow the rules is a matter of competence

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