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Practical Ethics : A Collection of Addresses and Essays.
Title:
Practical Ethics : A Collection of Addresses and Essays.
Author:
Sidgwick, Henry, the late.
ISBN:
9780195353051
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Series:
Practical and Professional Ethics
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I : Introduction To Engineering -- 1. Science, Technology, and Values -- 2. A History of Engineering in the United States -- 3. Are "Software Engineers" Engineers? -- Part II : Engineers In Context -- 4. Codes of Ethics and the Challenger -- 5. Explaining Wrongdoing -- 6. Avoiding the Tragedy of Whistleblowing -- Part III : Protecting Engineering Judgment -- 7. Conflicts of Interest in Engineering -- 8. Codes of Ethics, Professions, and Conflict of Interest -- Part IV : Empirical Research -- 9. Ordinary Technical Decision Making: An Empirical Investigation -- 10. Professional Autonomy: A Framework for Empirical Research -- Epilogue: Four Questions For The Social Sciences -- Appendix 1: Questionnaire For Engineers -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire For Managers -- Appendix 3: Interviewee Characteristics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Michael Davis, a leading figure in the study of professional ethics, offers here both a compelling exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, Davis turns to the Challenger space shuttledisaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and contemporary engineering practice. Here, Davis examines how social organization and technical requirements define how engineers should (and presumably do) think. Later chapters test his analysis of engineering judgement andautonomy empirically, engaging a range of social science research including a study of how engineers and managers work together in ten different companies.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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