Ethics and Engineering
An Introduction
Published on 26. May 2021
978-1-316-83004-8 (ISBN)
Description
The world population is growing, yet we continue to pursue higher levels of well-being, and as a result, increasing energy demands and the destructive effects of climate change are just two of many major threats that we face. Engineers play an indispensable role in addressing these challenges, and whether they recognize it or not, in doing so they will inevitably encounter a whole range of ethical choices and dilemmas. This book examines and explains the ethical issues in engineering, showing how they affect assessment, design, sustainability, and globalization, and explores many recent examples including the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Dieselgate, 'naked scanners' at airports, and biofuel production. Detailed but accessible, the book will enable advanced engineering students and professional engineers to better identify and address the ethical problems in their practice.
Reviews / Votes
'This book is a good source for current trends in engineering ethics analysis and ethics-influenced design, and will be useful to anyone interested in how recent thinking is trending in these matters ... Recommended.' K. D. Stephan, Choice MagazineMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
3,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-316-83004-8 (9781316830048)
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05/2021
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Ethics and engineering: an ethics up-front approach; Part I. Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering: 2. Risk analysis and the ethics of technological risk; 3. Balancing costs, risks, benefits, and environmental impacts; Part II. Ethics and Engineering Design: 4. Values in design and responsible innovation; 5. Morality and the machine; Part III. Engineering Ethics, Sustainability, and Globalization: 6. Sustainability and energy ethics; 7. Engineering ethics in the international context: globalize or diversify?.
