Ethics and Technical Communication: The Past Quarter Century

Paul M. Dombrowski University of Central Florida

Abstract

Ethics as a topic in technical communication has grown in interest in the past quarter century as the field itself has matured. We now understand technical communication as involved in communicating not only technical information but also values, ethics, and tacit assumptions represented in goals. It also is involved in accommodating the values and ethics of its many audiences. This understanding is linked to an awareness of the social nature of all discourse and the root interconnectedness of rhetoric and ethics. This article presents an introduction and annotated bibliography of articles from technical writing and communication journals over this period, arranged in categories of professional, academic, and systematic approaches. Ethics is broadly conceived to include not only particular theories but also systems of values and principles.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2000-01-01
DOI
10.2190/3yby-tyny-eqg8-n9fc
Open Access
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