Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits Invoked By Engineer B ABC Engineers
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/18#Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Within_Ethical_Limits_Invoked_By_Engineer_B_ABC_Engineers
Properties
Instance of
FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
Applied to
ABC Engineers' business and legal interests
Engineer B's post-reporting advocacy decisions
Balancing with
Post-Reporting Advocacy as Personal Choice
Public Welfare Paramount
Concrete expression
Engineer B's obligation to act as a faithful agent of ABC Engineers requires consulting the employer before taking additional advocacy steps, while retaining the professional authority and obligation to prioritize public welfare above employer business interests
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
The faithful agent obligation operates within the ethical limit that public welfare is paramount; Engineer B must balance employer loyalty against the overriding public safety obligation when deciding whether and how to pursue additional advocacy
Invoked by
ABC Engineers Employer
Engineer B Concerned Citizen Advocate
Tension resolution
Faithful agent obligation governs discretionary post-obligation advocacy steps but cannot override the paramount public welfare obligation; the engineer retains authority to act on public welfare even against employer preferences
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer B has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent of the employer, while recognizing that the obligation to protect public health and safety is paramount in comparison to other ethical obligations.
Text references
Engineer B has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent of the employer, while recognizing that the obligation to protect public health and safety is paramount in comparison to other ethical obligations.
In considering such actions, Engineer B would need to consider the interests of his employer, ABC Engineers.
TTL
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proeth:appliedto "ABC Engineers' business and legal interests",
"Engineer B's post-reporting advocacy decisions" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Post-Reporting Advocacy as Personal Choice",
"Public Welfare Paramount" ;
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proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
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proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "18" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T15:15:37.334010+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The faithful agent obligation operates within the ethical limit that public welfare is paramount; Engineer B must balance employer loyalty against the overriding public safety obligation when deciding whether and how to pursue additional advocacy" ;
proeth:invokedby "ABC Engineers Employer",
"Engineer B Concerned Citizen Advocate" ;
proeth:principleclass "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer B has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent of the employer, while recognizing that the obligation to protect public health and safety is paramount in comparison to other ethical obligations." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Faithful agent obligation governs discretionary post-obligation advocacy steps but cannot override the paramount public welfare obligation; the engineer retains authority to act on public welfare even against employer preferences" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer B has an ethical obligation to act as a faithful agent of the employer, while recognizing that the obligation to protect public health and safety is paramount in comparison to other ethical obligations.",
"In considering such actions, Engineer B would need to consider the interests of his employer, ABC Engineers." ;
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prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T15:25:32.290506"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
18
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T15:15:37.334010+00:00
First case
18
Generated
2026-02-25T15:15:37.334010+00:00
Attributed to
Case 18 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T15:25:32.290506
Generated by
ProEthica Case 18 Extraction