Mutually Dependent Code Provision Reading in Responsible Charge Analysis
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/163#Mutually_Dependent_Code_Provision_Reading_in_Responsible_Charge_Analysis
Properties
Instance of
MutuallyDependentCodeProvisionReadingInResponsibleChargeAnalysis
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#MutuallyDependentCodeProvisionReadingInResponsibleChargeAnalysis
Applied to
Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor's practice of sealing documents prepared by subordinates
Balancing with
Competing Code Provision Contextual Balancing Obligation
Concrete expression
The Board's analysis of Engineer A's sealing practices required simultaneous application of Sections II.2.a (competence), II.2.b (direction and control), and II.2.c (technical segment attribution), treating them as mutually dependent provisions that gain meaning only when read together.
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Interpretation
No single code provision — competence, direction and control, or segment attribution — can resolve the ethical question in isolation; all three must be applied conjunctively to define the full scope of the chief engineer's sealing obligations.
Invoked by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Tension resolution
The provisions are not in conflict but are complementary; integrated reading produces a coherent standard rather than requiring prioritization of one over another.
Source Evidence
Source text
Sections II.2.a, II.2.b, and II.2.c. are mutually dependent Code provisions which must be read together in order for them to have meaning.
Text references
Sections II.2.a, II.2.b, and II.2.c. are mutually dependent Code provisions which must be read together in order for them to have meaning.
Sections II.2.a., II.2.b., and II.2.c. address many of the issues related to the facts of this case.
TTL
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rdfs:label "Mutually Dependent Code Provision Reading in Responsible Charge Analysis" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer A Chief Engineer Sealing Supervisor's practice of sealing documents prepared by subordinates" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Competing Code Provision Contextual Balancing Obligation" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "The Board's analysis of Engineer A's sealing practices required simultaneous application of Sections II.2.a (competence), II.2.b (direction and control), and II.2.c (technical segment attribution), treating them as mutually dependent provisions that gain meaning only when read together." ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "163" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "No single code provision — competence, direction and control, or segment attribution — can resolve the ethical question in isolation; all three must be applied conjunctively to define the full scope of the chief engineer's sealing obligations." ;
proeth:invokedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review" ;
proeth:principleclass "Mutually Dependent Code Provision Integrated Reading Obligation" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Sections II.2.a, II.2.b, and II.2.c. are mutually dependent Code provisions which must be read together in order for them to have meaning." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The provisions are not in conflict but are complementary; integrated reading produces a coherent standard rather than requiring prioritization of one over another." ;
proeth:textreferences "Sections II.2.a, II.2.b, and II.2.c. are mutually dependent Code provisions which must be read together in order for them to have meaning.",
"Sections II.2.a., II.2.b., and II.2.c. address many of the issues related to the facts of this case." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 163 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T14:34:52.832736"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 163 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
163
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00
First case
163
Generated
2026-03-01T14:23:52.944923+00:00
Attributed to
Case 163 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:34:52.832736
Generated by
ProEthica Case 163 Extraction