Professionalism depends on Two things.

1-Professional Responsibility and Virtue Ethics.

2- Moral theories. Utilitarianism Duty Ethics Rights Ethics

Professionalism

Definition: Kinds of VirtuesSelf direction virtuesPublic spirited virtuesTeam work virtuesProficiency virtues

Virtue Ethics

Utilitarianism Most good for the most people. Types of UtilitarianismAct UtilitarianismRule Utilitarianism Duty Ethics Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)- Formulated duty ethics- Moral duties are Fundamental

Moral Theories

Actions that can be written down as duties.- Be honest- Don’t cause suffering for others.- Be fair to others. Once duties are recognized, the ethical moral

actions are obvious. People have duties, one of which is to protect the

rights of others. Right Ethics Formulated by John Locke (1632-1704) Actions are good that respect the rights of

individual. Humans have the right to live, liberty and property. people have fundamental rights that other people have a duty to respect.