In The Quest for a Code of Professional Ethics: An Intellectual and Moral Confusion, John Ladd criticizes the existence of the professional code of ethics. I believe that the establishment for a code of professional ethics is just another set of unspoken rules; that exists only for the purpose of confining individuals from finding loopholes within their professional careers. In his criticism he deconstructs the idea of the professional code of ethics. While deconstructing the very existence of this “code of ethics” he deduced that there are more consequences derived from this code rather than beneficial effects.. He argues that the code is a contradiction and that ethics is “self-directed not other-directed” (Ladd 130). Yes it seems absurd
