The Structure of the Academic Profession: Toward a Definition of Ethical Issues.
Several years ago my colleague Larry Churchill and I initiated a colloquy in the Chapel Hill area the intent of which was to identify the value conflicts and ethical issues germane to the academic profession. Our orientation was consistent with that employed in law, business, and medicine, where the focus has been on the ethical dilemmas intrinsic to a professional role, or what Bill May has usefully termed "quandary ethics." That is, what are the bases of choice to be employed by academic professionals faced with conflicting values?