[Review of the book Professional and business ethics

Abstract

Reviews the book, Professional and business ethics by Carl F. Taeusch (1926). The reviewer states that Professor Taeusch indicates (a) the place of business and professional organization in our social life, (b) points out the characteristics of a profession and the professional attitude, and (c) shows that professional and business ethics is a form of social control different from law and morality. A chapter each is then devoted to ethical considerations as they affect the lawyer, the engineer, the teacher, the physician, the business man, the labor unions and the farmer. A chapter each is also given to the relation of morality, law and ethics, to fees and charges as an index of professionalism, and, at the end, a chapter to the social philosophy of professional and business groups. The reviewer states that this book aims to be empirical and it shows evidence throughout of inquiry and investigation into professional and business practice. The reviewer is impressed with the author's desire to encourage group-mindedness and the professional attitude as a means of achieving higher standards in business and professional life. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)