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Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014


Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014

Paperback by Bowen, W. Richard

Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities

£109.99

ISBN:
9783319351926
Publication Date:
3 Sep 2016
Edition/language:
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 / English
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing AG
Pages:
146 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities

Description

Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities aims to set a new agenda for the engineering profession by developing a key challenge: can the great technical innovation of engineering be matched by a corresponding innovation in the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility? Central features of this stimulating text include: · An analysis of engineering as a technical and ethical practice providing great opportunities for promoting the wellbeing and agency of individuals and communities. · Elucidation of the ethical opportunities of engineering in three key areas: - Engineering for Peace, emphasising practical amelioration of the root causes of conflict rather than military solutions. - Engineering for Health, focusing on close collaboration with healthcare professionals for both the promotion and restoration of health. - Engineering for Development, providing effective solutions for the reduction of extreme poverty. · Innovative strategies for implementing these ethical opportunities are described: - Emphasis on the personal responsibility of every engineer and on the benefits of supporting social structures. - Use of language and concepts that are appealing to business managers and political decision makers. · Future prospects for increasing the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility by engineers are envisaged. · Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities provides engineers, decision makers and the wider public with new understanding of the potential of engineering for the promotion of human flourishing.

Contents

Introduction.- A Philosophical Analysis of the Nature of Engineering.- Engineering for Peace.- Engineering for Health.- Engineering for Development.- Personal Responsibility and Supporting Social Structures.- Convincing Others - Engineering for Human Rights and Engineering Power.- Future Perspectives.

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