Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-166) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The Ethical Crisis? -- Responsibility and Excuses -- Ethical Excuses -- Law and Ethics: The Different Systems -- Defenses: The Legal Excuses -- The Fallibility of Human Beings -- The Informal Moral Codes -- The Need to Reformulate Ethical Expectations -- The Professional and the Market--Is Efficiency the Predominant Value? -- The Responsibility of Others toward the Excuse Giver: The Need for Dialogue.