Part I: Ethics
Chapter 1: Meta-Ethics
The Spinach Joke
Astronomy Joke
Slavery
Paradoxical Ethics?
Advise to a Friend
Moral Growth
Debrief
Chapter 2: Utility and Autonomy
The Trolley Problem
Picknickers in Peril
Exploding Co-Worker
Organ Harvest
Debrief
Chapter 3: Be All That You Can Be
Lake Rescue
Obituary Virtues
Felonious Father
Heinz Dilemma
The Case of the Stolen Shoes
Wanton Waste?
Debrief
Chapter 4: A Decision-Making Framework
An Ethical Decision-Making Framework
Ethical Hacking
Debrief
Part II: From “Ordinary” to Professional Ethics
Chapter 5: Professional Role Ethics
A Sick Friend
A Sick Patient
Deceptive “Public Defender”
The Salesperson
The Engineer
Trustworthy Merchant?
Chapter Debrief
Chapter 6: Respect for Autonomy
Refusal of Life Save Treatment
Inebriated Patient
The Pharmacy
Dark UX Patterns
Automated Active Response Weaponry
Chapter 7: Honesty
Disclosure of Bad News?
Delayed Disclosure
License Revocation
Best Case Scenario
Caribou Migration Routes
Leaning Tower
Chapter 8: Confidentiality and Privacy
Facebook Data
Pregnancy and Privacy
Please Don’t Tell
Privacy in Research
Client Tampering (“To Flush or Not Flush” Case 1008) Trade Secrets?
Chapter 9: Whistleblowing
Internal Whistleblowing
External Whistleblowing
Edward Snowden
Part III: Why Good Professionals Go Bad
Chapter 10: Conflict of Interest
Primary and Secondary Interests
Conflict of Interest
Chapter 11: Why Good Professionals Go Bad: Organizational Culture
Dehumanization of Others
De-individualization of Self
Diffusion of Responsibility
Uncritical Acceptance of Group Norms
Blind Obedience to Authority
The Slippery Slope of Irresponsibility
Boeing 737 Max
Terrence M
Kelly
Terrence M. Kelly Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alaska Anchorage, a member of the Alaska Ethics Center, and author of Professional Ethics: A Trust Based Approach. He has published and presented on a variety of topics in professional ethics and social justice and teaches courses in biomedical and professional ethics. He conducts ethics training sessions for professional organizations as well as governmental entities and is a long-serving member on the Anchorage Municipal Board of Ethics. Terrence lives in Anchorage, Alaska with his wife, son, and three dogs.