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Subject:Ethics - Before you put too much into this From:"William Sherman" <bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 5 Nov 2011 22:56:26 -0400
So far the discussion has jumped from STC certification to ethics of a trade or profession. But before you get to far in, remember what ethics are.
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1.. A set of principles of right conduct.
2.. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook).
2.. ethics(used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
3.. ethics(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: medical ethics.
As a person on a different forum brought up one time, having ethics is really meaningless unless you know how they defined their ethics. Motorcycle gangs are ethical. Maybe more than a lot of businesses. Their ethics don't match yours, or maybe they do, but they do have a standard set of rules of what they consider right, and they are followed religiously. Those who do not are removed quickly.
However, I doubt any of you would want the president of Hell's Angels being the leader of your group.
So the fact that a guild or trade union or association has ethics means very little. Radical terrorists most in the news the last 10 years follow ethics but I doubt you agree with their ethics, either.
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