ENGR 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Genetically Modified Organism, Risk Assessment, Risk Perception
11 Apr 2016
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In the context of ethical work practice, compromise is a slippery term to deine. The slipperiness of the concept arises from the fact that the term can be deined with both positive and negative connotations. The positive connotation for compromise in a conlict situation arises from inding a common ground between difering sides in the spirit of mutual agreement. Another positive connotation associated with the term is that it suggests the quality of lexibility on the part of individuals as they adjust their goals in light of the circumstance. However, at the same time, compromise also possesses some equally striking negative connotations. Compromise suggests a willingness to surrender one"s stated objectives and principles. It also suggests a sign of weakness in conviction. Given these radically difering connotations, the moral status of compromise is always not very clear and requires some clariication. In some conditions making a compromise does not involve ethical issues while in others it does.
