Re:How Professional Ethics Work
by janalsncm on Friday July 21, 2023 @08:31PM
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> Maybe it's cultural? I'm from central Europe and the author seems to be American
It’s not cultural, it’s a question of enforcement. The author describes professional licenses that are enforced by a board. You describe a “license” that isn’t enforced. If your legal system doesn’t enforce licenses, that’s not a cultural difference it’s a legal one.
> unlicensed professions can still have professional ethics
This is like saying you can have laws without police to enforce them. If the consequence for violating the ethical norm does not jeopardize one’s license (because there isn’t one) then you don’t have a norm, you have a suggestion.
It’s not cultural, it’s a question of enforcement. The author describes professional licenses that are enforced by a board. You describe a “license” that isn’t enforced. If your legal system doesn’t enforce licenses, that’s not a cultural difference it’s a legal one.
> unlicensed professions can still have professional ethics
This is like saying you can have laws without police to enforce them. If the consequence for violating the ethical norm does not jeopardize one’s license (because there isn’t one) then you don’t have a norm, you have a suggestion.