Wasser Mandatory vs Encouraged Code Provision Tension
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/13#Wasser_Mandatory_vs_Encouraged_Code_Provision_Tension
Properties
Instance of
EncouragedvsMandatoryCodeProvisionTensionState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EncouragedvsMandatoryCodeProvisionTensionState
Active period
From Wasser's refusal of the irrigation design task through BER resolution of the case
Affected parties
Cutting Edge Engineering
Engineer Intern Wasser
Landscape architect client
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer Intern Wasser's professional obligations at Cutting Edge Engineering
Terminated by
BER determination that Wasser should present sustainable alternatives rather than refuse the task, harmonizing both provisions
Triggering event
Wasser's recognition that his mandatory faithful agent obligation (NSPE Code I.4) conflicts with his encouraged sustainable development obligation (NSPE Code III.2.d) in the context of the irrigation system assignment
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
the Code of Ethics provision to act as a faithful agent is mandatory (engineer shall act …), but adherence to sustainable development is 'encouraged'
Text references
This case is also about competing ethical obligations, specifically an engineer's right to dissent in the belief that an assigned task is unethical
Wasser has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent to his employer, while simultaneously upholding the Code's ethical encouragement to adhere to sustainability principles
the Code of Ethics provision to act as a faithful agent is mandatory (engineer shall act …), but adherence to sustainable development is 'encouraged'
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Wasser Mandatory vs Encouraged Code Provision Tension" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From Wasser's refusal of the irrigation design task through BER resolution of the case" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Cutting Edge Engineering",
"Engineer Intern Wasser",
"Landscape architect client" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "13" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "13" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the Code of Ethics provision to act as a faithful agent is mandatory (engineer shall act …), but adherence to sustainable development is 'encouraged'" ;
proeth:stateclass "Encouraged vs Mandatory Code Provision Tension State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer Intern Wasser's professional obligations at Cutting Edge Engineering" ;
proeth:terminatedby "BER determination that Wasser should present sustainable alternatives rather than refuse the task, harmonizing both provisions" ;
proeth:textreferences "This case is also about competing ethical obligations, specifically an engineer's right to dissent in the belief that an assigned task is unethical",
"Wasser has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent to his employer, while simultaneously upholding the Code's ethical encouragement to adhere to sustainability principles",
"the Code of Ethics provision to act as a faithful agent is mandatory (engineer shall act …), but adherence to sustainable development is 'encouraged'" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Wasser's recognition that his mandatory faithful agent obligation (NSPE Code I.4) conflicts with his encouraged sustainable development obligation (NSPE Code III.2.d) in the context of the irrigation system assignment" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "medium" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 13 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T01:11:40.626771"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 13 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
13
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
First case
13
Generated
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
Attributed to
Case 13 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T01:11:40.626771
Generated by
ProEthica Case 13 Extraction