Are ethicists more or less ethical: New Studies Can ’t Answer The Question

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D. In my critical studies of bioethics undergraduate capstone class, the very last lecture examines the question of whether a person must be ethical to be an ethicist. Can a person who is personally abhorrent (say a murderer, someone who cheats on their taxes, etc.) professionally practice as a bioethicist? In general, the students end up believing that to be a professional ethicist, one must be a person of ethical character, which would be reflected in their personal life.…
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