Ethics, Technology, and Engineering

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3095-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 672 g

Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice.
* Utilizes a systematic approach to ethical case analysis -- the ethical cycle -- which features a wide range of real-life international case studies including the Challenger Space Shuttle, the Herald of Free Enterprise and biofuels.
* Covers a broad range of topics, including ethics in design, risks, responsibility, sustainability, and emerging technologies
* Can be used in conjunction with the online ethics tool Agora (http://www.ethicsandtechnology.com)
* Provides engineering students with a clear introduction to the main ethical theories
* Includes an extensive glossary with key terms

Autoren/Hrsg.

van de Poel, Ibo

Royakkers, Lamber

Royakkers, Lambèr

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Philosophie der Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie der Technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Responsibilities of Engineers

2. Codes of Conduct

3. Normative Ethics

4. Normative Argumentation

5. The Ethical Cycle

6. Ethical Questions in the Design of Technology

7. Designing Morality

8. Ethical Aspects of Technical Risks

9. The Distribution of Responsibility in Engineering

10. Sustainability, Ethics, and Technology

Appendix I: Engineering Qualifications and Organizations in a Number of Countries

Appendix II: NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers

Appendix III: FEANI Position Paper on Code of Conduct: Ethics and Conduct of Professional Engineers

Appendix IV: Shell Code of Conduct

Appendix V: DSM Values and Whistle Blowing Policy

Glossary

References

Index of Cases

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ibo van de Poel is Associate Professor in Ethics and Technology at Delft University of Technology. He is an associate editor of the Handbook of Philosophy of Technology and the Engineering Sciences (2009) and co-editor of Philosophy and Engineering (2010).

Lambèr Royakkers is Associate Professor in Ethics of Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology, and Associate Professor in Military Ethics at Netherlands Defense Academy. He is also Project Leader of the research programme Moral Fitness of Military Personnel in a Networked Environment, sponsored by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.