Ethics, technology, and engineering : an introduction
Ibo van de Poel (Author), Lambèr M. M. Royakkers (Author)
"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"--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, Chichester, West Sussex, 2011
1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations
9781444395709, 9786613408297, 9781444395716, 144439570X, 6613408298, 1444395718
794326246
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 / Peter-Paul Verbeek
8. Ethical aspects of technical risks
9. The distribution of responsibility in engineering
10. Sustainability, ethics, and technology / Michiel Brumsen