Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Professional Ethics and Some Thoughts on Social Network Analysis

Ken McPhail

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Professional Ethics and Some Thoughts on Social Network Analysis

Ken McPhail

The Centre for Applied Ethics & Legal Philosophy, University of Glasgow, UK

Volume 4: 2007, pp. 97-134: ABSTRACT

In the autumn of 2006, the University of Glasgow in Scotland held an interdisciplinary ethics forum in preparation for the launch of a new Centre for Applied Ethics and Legal Philosophy. Representatives from a wide range of professional groups attended, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The British Medical Association, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and The Nursing and Midwifery Council. A number of large multinationals, including Citigroup and BT were also represented, along with academics from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. Most of the business delegates had a strategic responsibility for ethics within their organisations and most of the professionals were ethical, “legislators”, responsible for developing ethical policy within their particular institution. However, the primary reason for inviting specific individuals to attend the forum was not so much related to their specific responsibilities, but rather to their genuine and personal commitment to the ethical development of their respective organisations.