Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework
Individual
eb61e337
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176#Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework
Properties
Parent
Agent-TrusteeDistinctionFramework
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Agent-TrusteeDistinctionFramework
Concept Category
Resource
Confidence
0.91
Createdby
Professional engineering ethics community
Documenttitle
Agent-Trustee Distinction Framework
Importance
high
Resourceclass
Agent-Trustee Distinction Framework
Usedby
Board of Ethical Review; Engineer A
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.
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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@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix proethica_case_176: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176> .
<http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176#Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework> a owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Agent-Trustee-Distinction-Framework" ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Agent-TrusteeDistinctionFramework> .
Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
eb61e33734dcb42b...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
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