The Professional Conscience: A Psychoanalytic Study of Moral Character in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych

Modern professional behavior all too often fails to meet high standards of moral conduct. An important reason for this unfortunate state of affairs is the expansive self interest of the individual professional. The individual's natural desire for his/her own success and pleasure goes unchecked...

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Main Author: Feldman, Steven P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2004
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 311-328
Further subjects:B Tolstoy
B EGO IDEAL
B Tradition
B Enron
B Emotion
B Superego
B Professional Ethics
B Moral Character
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