Philosophy of Academic Ethics and the Common Good

Abstract

In the introduction, the author deals with the current state of the academic profession and the existing forms of academic ethics, based on which he defines a broad and narrow sense of academic ethics. Subsequently, he focuses on the narrow sense, i.e., the professional ethics of academics. He formulates a philosophy of academic ethics embodied in the ethics of academic work and the ethics of academic work relationships, which he considers interconnected spheres and the key for the successful functioning of the academic profession. The ethics of academic work should be based on good academic work in research, publishing, and teaching.