duty to dissent
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Duty to dissent is the ethical principle that individuals have a responsibility to challenge authority, prevailing opinion, or injustice rather than passively conform.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical principle
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moral obligation ⓘ organizational ethics concept ⓘ professional ethic ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
maintaining integrity in institutions
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preventing unethical decisions ⓘ protecting vulnerable stakeholders ⓘ upholding justice ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
authoritarian contexts
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democratic societies ⓘ organizations ⓘ professions ⓘ public institutions ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | duty of loyalty understood as blind obedience ⓘ |
| encourages |
challenging harmful policies
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raising concerns about unethical practices ⓘ reporting wrongdoing ⓘ speaking up in decision-making processes ⓘ |
| hasCoreIdea |
individuals have a responsibility to challenge authority when necessary
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individuals should oppose injustice rather than passively conform ⓘ individuals should question prevailing opinion when it conflicts with ethical standards ⓘ |
| isConditionedBy |
availability of channels to express disagreement
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contextual risk to the dissenter ⓘ severity of the perceived injustice ⓘ |
| normativelyJudgedAs | a virtue in many professional codes of ethics ⓘ |
| opposes |
groupthink
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moral complacency ⓘ unquestioning obedience to authority ⓘ |
| presupposes |
existence of a higher ethical standard than mere compliance
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possibility that authority can be mistaken or unjust ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil disobedience
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corporate governance ⓘ engineering ethics ⓘ ethical leadership ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ organizational accountability ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ public administration ethics ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| requires |
critical thinking
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independence of judgment ⓘ moral courage ⓘ willingness to face personal risk ⓘ |
| supports |
ethical decision-making
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long-term organizational health ⓘ protection of public interest ⓘ |
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