Preston Stovall | Professional Virtue, Professional Self-Awareness, and Engineering Ethics

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Preston Stovall | Professional Virtue, Professional Self-Awareness, and Engineering Ethics
Stovall introduces Aristotle's main arguments and definitions from the Nicomachean Ethics and discusses how professional virtue can best be seen as a subset of Aristotle's ethical virtues. He uses the example of professional engineering virtues to make his case, further emphasizing the role of professional self-awareness in developing a flourishing and successful professional career.
-Stovall states that professional ethics can be seen as a teleological, or an ___________, subset of Aristotle's ethical virtues.

• A) intrinsic
• B) extrinsic
• C) end-directed
• D) experimental

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Definitions:

Prosocial Behaviors

Actions intended to benefit others, such as helping, sharing, or providing comfort, indicative of social and emotional development.

Parents

Primary caretakers of a child, responsible for providing emotional, physical, and material support.

Development

The process of growth or progression, often referring to physical, cognitive, psychological, or social changes throughout the lifespan.

Prosocial Behavior

Voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals.