Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1981

Reinventing the Wheel?: Ethics for Technical Communicators

Philip M. Rubens

Abstract

At present the ethical concerns for technical communicators are narrowly defined in terms of management issues. Ethical problems cannot be solved by such a simplistic view. Instead we need to explore the ethical nature of the professional fields technical and science writing supports, the ethical positions in closely related fields, and the work that has already been accomplished in the general area of communication ethics. Once we have established such a foundation, we can begin to explore the most basic influences inherent in language uses on ethical concerns.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1981-10-01
DOI
10.2190/ka05-5jy0-8kea-fjye

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