Ethics for Engineers Martin Peterson

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190609192
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190609191
• Author(s): Martin Peterson

An essential all-in-one introduction, Ethics for Engineers provides in-depth coverage of major ethical theories, professional codes of ethics, and case studies in a single volume. Incorporating numerous practical examples and about 100 review questions, it helps students better understand and address ethical issues that they may face in their future careers. Topics covered include whistle-blowing, the problem of many hands, gifts, bribes, conflicts of interest, engineering and environmental ethics, privacy and computer ethics, ethical technology assessment, and the ethics of cost-benefit analysis and risk and uncertainty.

Table contents:

PART I: What Is Engineering Ethics?

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

CHAPTER 2: Professional Codes of Ethics

CHAPTER 3: A Brief History of Engineering

PART II: Ethical Theories and the Methods of Applied Ethics

CHAPTER 4: A Methodological Toolbox

CHAPTER 5: Utilitarianism and Ethical Egoism

CHAPTER 6: Duties, Virtues, and Rights

PART III: Six Key Issues in Engineering Ethics

CHAPTER 7: Whistle-blowing: Should You Ever Break with Protocol?

CHAPTER 8: Conflicts of Interest: When Is It Permissible to Influence the Action

CHAPTER 9: Cost-benefit Analysis: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

CHAPTER 10: Risk and Uncertainty: How Safe Is Safe Enough?

CHAPTER 11: Privacy: What Is It and Why Should It Be Protected?

CHAPTER 12: The Problem of Many Hands: Who Is Responsible and Should An

PART IV: Engineering and Society

CHAPTER 13: Technology Assessments and Social Experiments

CHAPTER 14: A Critical Attitude to Technolgy

CHAPTER 15: The Ethics of Artifacts

CHAPTER 16: Sustainability

APPENDIX A: Professional Codes of Ethics

APPENDIX B: Essay Questions

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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