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.
-According to Davies, a comprehensive interpretation of a professional code of ethics should include all but

• A) understanding the history of the profession.
• B) knowledge of the organizations in which members of the profession work
• C) understanding the purpose of the rules as applied to practice.
• D) an interpretation of each rule independently of the others.

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Definitions:

Normative Influence

The impact of the norms of a group on an individual's behavior, often leading to conformity in order to gain approval or avoid disapproval from others in the group.

Social Roles

The parts individuals play as members of a social group, which dictate their behavior in specific contexts.

Private Acceptance

The phenomenon where individuals personally accept a norm or belief internally, even if they don't express it publicly.

Inner Beliefs

Core personal convictions or accepting something as true without immediate empirical evidence, shaping one’s perception and response to the world.