Professionally Permissible Inter-Engineer Public Criticism State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProfessionallyPermissibleInter-EngineerPublicCriticismState
Definition
State in which a qualified engineer publicly criticizes or offers opinions contrary to the design or technical conclusions of another engineer on a matter of public importance, where such criticism is grounded in engineering analysis rather than personal attack, offered with professional deportment, and directed at engineering conclusions or data rather than the individual's character or reputation. In this state, the criticism is ethically permissible — and may be professionally obligatory when public welfare is at stake — provided it meets the standards of honest differences of opinion among equally qualified professionals and avoids malicious, false, or indiscriminate attacks.
Properties
Subclass of
Definition
State in which a qualified engineer publicly criticizes or offers opinions contrary to the design or technical conclusions of another engineer on a matter of public importance, where such criticism is grounded in engineering analysis rather than personal attack, offered with professional deportment, and directed at engineering conclusions or data rather than the individual's character or reputation. In this state, the criticism is ethically permissible — and may be professionally obligatory when public welfare is at stake — provided it meets the standards of honest differences of opinion among equally qualified professionals and avoids malicious, false, or indiscriminate attacks.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer C was acting within the intent of the code in raising his concern
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
a4db4d15297d2c57...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
113
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T22:14:28.527785+00:00
First Discovered In Case
113
Generated
2026-03-01T22:14:28.527785+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 113 Extraction