Abstract

The aim of this project is to apply the concept of emotional labor to ethical decision making work and the professional facing of moral dilemmas through studying professions that ask workers to act in an ethical decision making capacity. My claim will be that ethics workers necessarily do emotional labor as a part of that work in a variety of important ways, and that these emotional requirements are often not explicit requirements of the job. I will analyze medical, teaching, and legal/law enforcement professions in order to demonstrate ways in which these workers do emotional labor when they are asked to make ethical decisions as a part of their occupational role.

Advisor

Rudisill, John

Department

Philosophy

Disciplines

Philosophy

Keywords

Applied Ethics, Business Ethics, Medical Ethics, Teaching Ethics, Policing Ethics, Emotional Labor, Moral Dilemmas, Agent Regret, Moral Remainder, Virtue Ethics

Publication Date

2025

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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