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Ethics, Technology, and Engineering


Ethics, Technology, and Engineering

An Introduction
1. Aufl.

von: Ibo van de Poel, Lamber Royakkers

29,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 23.03.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781444395716
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 376

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Featuring a wide range of international case studies, <i>Ethics, Technology, and Engineering</i> presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice. <ul> <li> <div>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.</div> </li> <li> <div>Covers a broad range of topics, including ethics in design, risks, responsibility, sustainability, and emerging technologies</div> </li> <li> <div>Can be used in conjunction with the online ethics tool Agora (<a href="http://www.ethicsandtechnology.com/">http://www.ethicsandtechnology.com</a>)</div> </li> <li> <div>Provides engineering students with a clear introduction to the main ethical theories</div> </li> <li> <div>Includes an extensive glossary with key terms</div> </li> </ul>
<p>Acknowledgments x</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>1 The Responsibilities of Engineers 6</b></p> <p>1.1 Introduction 7</p> <p>1.2 Responsibility 9</p> <p>1.3 Passive Responsibility 10</p> <p>1.4 Active Responsibility and the Ideals of Engineers 13</p> <p>1.5 Engineers versus Managers 21</p> <p>1.6 The Social Context of Technological Development 25</p> <p>1.7 Chapter Summary 28</p> <p>Study Questions 29</p> <p>Discussion Questions 30</p> <p><b>2 Codes of Conduct 31</b></p> <p>2.1 Introduction 32</p> <p>2.2 Codes of Conduct 33</p> <p>2.3 Possibilities and Limitations of Codes of Conduct 43</p> <p>2.4 Codes of Conduct in an International Context 54</p> <p>2.5 Chapter Summary 61</p> <p>Study Questions 62</p> <p>Discussion Questions 63</p> <p><b>3 Normative Ethics 65</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 67</p> <p>3.2 Ethics and Morality 70</p> <p>3.3 Descriptive and Normative Judgments 71</p> <p>3.4 Points of Departure: Values, Norms, and Virtues 72</p> <p>3.5 Relativism and Absolutism 75</p> <p>3.6 Ethical Theories 77</p> <p>3.7 Utilitarianism 78</p> <p>3.8 Kantian Theory 89</p> <p>3.9 Virtue Ethics 95</p> <p>3.10 Care Ethics 102</p> <p>3.11 Applied Ethics 105</p> <p>3.12 Chapter Summary 106</p> <p>Study Questions 107</p> <p>Discussion Questions 108</p> <p><b>4 Normative Argumentation 109</b></p> <p>4.1 Introduction 110</p> <p>4.2 Valid Arguments 113</p> <p>4.3 Deductive and Non-Deductive Arguments 116</p> <p>4.4 Arguments in Ethical Theories 118</p> <p>4.5 Fallacies 127</p> <p>4.6 Chapter Summary 131</p> <p>Study Questions 131</p> <p>Discussion Questions 132</p> <p><b>5 The Ethical Cycle 133</b></p> <p>5.1 Introduction 134</p> <p>5.2 Ill-Structured Problems 135</p> <p>5.3 The Ethical Cycle 137</p> <p>5.4 An Example 147</p> <p>5.5 Collective Moral Deliberation and Social Arrangements 155</p> <p>5.6 Chapter Summary 157</p> <p>Study Questions 158</p> <p>Discussion Questions 159</p> <p><b>6 Ethical Questions in the Design of Technology 161</b></p> <p>6.1 Introduction 163</p> <p>6.2 Ethical Issues During the Design Process 165</p> <p>6.3 Trade-offs and Value Conflicts 177</p> <p>6.4 Regulatory Frameworks: Normal and Radical Design 190</p> <p>6.5 Chapter Summary 194</p> <p>Study Questions 195</p> <p>Discussion Questions 197</p> <p><b>7 Designing Morality 198</b><br /><i>Peter-Paul Verbeek</i></p> <p>7.1 Introduction 199</p> <p>7.2 Ethics as a Matter of Things 200</p> <p>7.3 Technological Mediation 201</p> <p>7.4 Moralizing Technology 205</p> <p>7.5 Designing Mediations 211</p> <p>7.6 Chapter Summary 214</p> <p>Study Questions 215</p> <p>Discussion Questions 216</p> <p><b>8 Ethical Aspects of Technical Risks 217</b></p> <p>8.1 Introduction 219</p> <p>8.2 Definitions of Central Terms 221</p> <p>8.3 The Engineer’s Responsibility for Safety 223</p> <p>8.4 Risk Assessment 225</p> <p>8.5 When are Risks Acceptable? 228</p> <p>8.6 Risk Communication 236</p> <p>8.7 Dealing with Uncertainty and Ignorance 237</p> <p>8.8 Chapter Summary 244</p> <p>Study Questions 245</p> <p>Discussion Questions 247</p> <p><b>9 The Distribution of Responsibility in Engineering 249</b></p> <p>9.1 Introduction 250</p> <p>9.2 The Problem of Many Hands 252</p> <p>9.3 Responsibility and the Law 258</p> <p>9.4 Responsibility in Organizations 263</p> <p>9.5 Responsibility Distributions and Technological Designs 267</p> <p>9.6 Chapter Summary 272</p> <p>Study Questions 273</p> <p>Discussion Questions 274</p> <p><b>10 Sustainability, Ethics, and Technology 277</b><br /><i>Michiel Brumsen</i></p> <p>10.1 Introduction 278</p> <p>10.2 Environmental Ethics? 280</p> <p>10.3 Environmental Problems 281</p> <p>10.4 Sustainable Development 283</p> <p>10.5 Can a Sustainable Society be Realized? 289</p> <p>10.6 Engineers and Sustainability 291</p> <p>10.7 Chapter Summary 298</p> <p>Study Questions 299</p> <p>Discussion Questions 300</p> <p>Appendix I: Engineering Qualifications and Organizations in a Number of Countries 301</p> <p>Appendix II: NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers 307</p> <p>Appendix III: FEANI Position Paper on Code of Conduct: Ethics and Conduct of Professional Engineers 313</p> <p>Appendix IV: Shell Code of Conduct 315</p> <p>Appendix V: DSM Values and Whistle Blowing Policy 320</p> <p>Glossary 329</p> <p>References 340</p> <p>Index of Cases 351</p> <p>Index 352</p>
<b>Ibo van de Poel</b> is Associate Professor in Ethics and Technology at Delft University of Technology. He is an associate editor of the <i>Handbook of Philosophy of Technology and the Engineering Sciences</i> (2009) and co-editor of <i>Philosophy and Engineering</i> (2010). <p><b>Lambèr Royakkers</b> 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.</p>
There are many tough ethical questions at the crossroads of engineering and technology -- ones that are raised on a surprisingly regular basis. For instance, who is responsible for the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion? Do new information systems endanger our privacy? Should new energy technologies be sustainable? Engineers have to deal with such consequential issues not just as private citizens but as highly trained professionals as well.<br /> <br /> <p><i>Ethics, Technology, and Engineering</i> teaches engineering students the relevant moral skills for dealing with ethical issues inherent in engineering practice. Featuring a unique systematic approach to dealing with ethical problems known as the 'ethical cycle,' the book utilizes an abundance of real-life case studies from the U.S., Europe, and across the world to shed important light on the ethical issues that arise in the daily practice of engineers. Topics include ethical issues that arise in engineering design, hazards and risks of technology, organizational settings, sustainability, and others. Also considered are some of the more 'macro-ethical' issues such as atomic power and nanotechnology.</p> <p><i>Ethics, Technology, and Engineering</i> provides a wealth of enlightening insights into the consideration of ethical issues related to the interplay of engineering with our increasingly technological global society.</p>
"<i>Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction</i> is a genuine contribution to an already substantial literature on ethics in the techno-lifeworld. Arising from within a world where humans live more intensely integrated with and thoughtfully reliant on technology than anywhere else on the planet, this volume constitutes a new realization of historico-philosophical promise."<br /> —<b>Carl Mitcham</b>, Colorado School of Mines <p>"<i>Ethics, Technology, and Engineering</i> takes undergraduate education in engineering ethics to a new level. It shows why engineers need to reflect seriously on ethics, and provides them with the tools they need to do so. This is exactly what we need to teach ethics to engineers."<br /> —<b>Sven Ove Hansson</b>,  Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden</p> <p>"Van de Poel and Royakkers have written a most comprehensive, up-to-date, and readable text. Their discussion of the different grounds for, and ways of framing, moral problems likely to be encountered in engineering covers all the bases; their illustrative cases, drawn in the main from contemporary practice, are treated circumspectly and will no doubt provoke the kind of open discussion of engineering decision-making they intend. It is the best treatment of this subject geared toward the undergraduate I have encountered."<br /> —<b>Louis L. Bucciarelli</b>, MIT</p>

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