Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176#Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework
Properties
Instance of
Agent-TrusteeDistinctionFramework
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Agent-TrusteeDistinctionFramework
Confidence
0.91
Created by
Professional engineering ethics community
Document title
Agent-Trustee Distinction Framework
Importance
high
Used by
Board of Ethical Review; Engineer A
Used in context
Provides the conceptual decision tool for distinguishing between Engineer A acting as a partisan agent (following Owner's preferred outcome) versus a trustee (exercising independent professional discretion on behalf of the Owner's legitimate interests), which is the core analytical question raised by the Owner's criticism.
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner
Text references
Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner
claiming that because of Engineer A's ethical duty of loyalty to the Owner, Engineer A should have found in Owner's favor
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Resource" ;
proeth:confidence "0.91" ;
proeth:createdby "Professional engineering ethics community" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "176" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:documenttitle "Agent-Trustee Distinction Framework" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T10:56:32.517418+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "176" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T10:56:32.517418+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:resourceclass "Agent-Trustee Distinction Framework" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner",
"claiming that because of Engineer A's ethical duty of loyalty to the Owner, Engineer A should have found in Owner's favor" ;
proeth:usedby "Board of Ethical Review; Engineer A" ;
proeth:usedincontext "Provides the conceptual decision tool for distinguishing between Engineer A acting as a partisan agent (following Owner's preferred outcome) versus a trustee (exercising independent professional discretion on behalf of the Owner's legitimate interests), which is the core analytical question raised by the Owner's criticism." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 176 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T11:13:16.193678"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 176 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
176
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T10:56:32.517418+00:00
First case
176
Generated
2026-03-01T10:56:32.517418+00:00
Attributed to
Case 176 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T11:13:16.193678
Generated by
ProEthica Case 176 Extraction