Professional ethics is a term used to denote a system of moral norms in a particular professional sphere. It also includes ethical research in various areas of work.
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Professional ethics is a system of moral norms, principles and rules of behavior of a specialist, which takes into account the peculiarities of his profession and a specific situation. It should be a mandatory part of the training of any specialist.
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The content of this concept consists of the general and the particular. General principles of professional ethics, based on universal human moral norms, presuppose:
- a special form of responsibility, determined by the subject and type of activity;
- professional solidarity, which sometimes degenerates into corporatism;
- its specificity in the understanding of duty and honor.
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Particular principles of professional ethics are a consequence of the specific content, specifics and conditions of a particular profession. They are expressed in codes of ethics, which are requirements for specialists.
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Professional ethics usually concerns those types of activities in which there is a dependence of people on the actions of a professional, i.e. their consequences can have a significant impact on the life and fate of an individual or all of humanity. On this basis, traditional types of professional ethics are distinguished, for example, medical, legal, pedagogical, journalistic, scientist ethics, etc.
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There are increased moral requirements for certain types of professions in society. In some spheres of activity, the labor process itself is based on a high coordination of actions of the participants, which exacerbates the need for social behavior. Particular attention is paid to the moral qualities of specialists, whose profession is associated with the right to dispose of people's lives, great material values.
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Professional moral standards are guiding principles, samples, rules of internal self-regulation of the individual based on humanistic ideals. Everyday experience, the need to regulate the relationship of people of a particular profession led to the realization and formation of certain requirements of professional ethics. Public opinion plays an important role in the formation and strengthening of its norms.
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Professional ethics developed on the basis of the generalized norms of behavior of representatives of certain professional groups. These generalizations were later reflected in the written and unwritten codes of conduct for different professions, which ensure the most effective interaction of a specialist with various people involved in the field of his work.
