Scope-of-Work Limitation Invoked As Incomplete Defense By Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/84#Scope-of-Work_Limitation_Invoked_As_Incomplete_Defense_By_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense
Applied to
Electrical and mechanical code violations
Structural report content
Structural scope of work
Balancing with
Confidentiality Principle
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
Engineer A's structural scope of work did not cover electrical and mechanical systems, but he had actual knowledge of code violations in those systems — his 'brief mention' of the deficiencies in his structural report may reflect an attempt to invoke scope limitations as justification for inadequate disclosure
Confidence
0.88
Importance
medium
Interpretation
The scope limitation defined what Engineer A was required to investigate, not what he was permitted to suppress — his actual knowledge of safety-endangering code violations required more than a brief mention in the structural report
Invoked by
Engineer A
Tension resolution
The scope limitation does not constitute an adequate defense for the inadequate disclosure of safety-endangering code violations — Engineer A should have provided clear, detailed disclosure of the violations despite the structural scope limitation
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A makes a brief mention of his conversation with the client concerning the deficiencies
Text references
Engineer A makes a brief mention of his conversation with the client concerning the deficiencies
Engineer A performs several structural tests on the building and determines that the building is structurally sound
TTL
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case84:Scope-of-Work_Limitation_Invoked_As_Incomplete_Defense_By_Engineer_A a proeth:Scope-of-WorkLimitationasIncompleteEthicalDefense,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Scope-of-Work Limitation Invoked As Incomplete Defense By Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "Electrical and mechanical code violations",
"Structural report content",
"Structural scope of work" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Confidentiality Principle",
"Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's structural scope of work did not cover electrical and mechanical systems, but he had actual knowledge of code violations in those systems — his 'brief mention' of the deficiencies in his structural report may reflect an attempt to invoke scope limitations as justification for inadequate disclosure" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T13:37:05.727947+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "84" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T13:37:05.727947+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:interpretation "The scope limitation defined what Engineer A was required to investigate, not what he was permitted to suppress — his actual knowledge of safety-endangering code violations required more than a brief mention in the structural report" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A" ;
proeth:principleclass "Scope-of-Work Limitation as Incomplete Ethical Defense" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A makes a brief mention of his conversation with the client concerning the deficiencies" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The scope limitation does not constitute an adequate defense for the inadequate disclosure of safety-endangering code violations — Engineer A should have provided clear, detailed disclosure of the violations despite the structural scope limitation" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A makes a brief mention of his conversation with the client concerning the deficiencies",
"Engineer A performs several structural tests on the building and determines that the building is structurally sound" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 84 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T13:56:58.168262"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 84 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
84
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:37:05.727947+00:00
First case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:37:05.727947+00:00
Attributed to
Case 84 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T13:56:58.168262
Generated by
ProEthica Case 84 Extraction