Richard A Wasserstrom | Lawyers as Professionals: Some Moral Issues

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Richard A. Wasserstrom | Lawyers as Professionals: Some Moral Issues
Wasserstrom discusses moral issues that arise when examining the lawyer-client relationship, focusing in particular on role-differentiated behavior among professionals. Providing a number of supporting reasons, he makes a case for a type of "deprofessionalizing" the legal profession that would counter the effects of the usual paternalistic and impersonal relationship between lawyers and clients.
-Wasserstrom examines all of the following ethical criticisms of lawyers, EXCEPT their

• A) morally objectionable and dominant role with clients.
• B) impersonal, paternalistic behavior toward clients.
• C) systematically amoral dealings with the rest of mankind.
• D) collegial partnership with clients.

Understand the effects of agricultural price-support programs on consumer prices.

Recognize the components and purpose of farm subsidy programs.

Identify the concept of the special interest effect in agricultural economics.

Calculate and interpret changes in the parity ratio and its implications for farmers.

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Definitions:

Utilitarian Theory

A normative ethical theory that suggests that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, often defined as maximizing happiness and reducing suffering.

Deontological Theory

An ethical framework that judges the morality of an action based on its adherence to a set of rules, rather than the consequences of the action.

Profit Maximization Theory

An economic principle suggesting that the goal of a business is to increase net income by managing revenue and costs.

Rights Theory

A framework in ethical philosophy that focuses on the rights belonging to individuals, emphasizing the importance of respecting these rights in societal and personal interactions.