
Thinking Like an Engineer
Studies in the Ethics of a Profession
Michael Davis(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 30. July 1998
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-512051-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 shuttle disaster 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 and autonomy empirically, engaging a range of social science research including a study of how engineers and managers work together in ten different companies.
Reviews / Votes
For those interested in the problematical ethics of engineers and engineering managers, this is a book worthy of contemplation. * Technology and Culture *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
571 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512051-6 (9780195120516)
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Author
Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study of Ethics in the ProfessionsSenior Research Associate, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology