Thinking like an engineer : studies in the ethics of a profession / Michael Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Michael, 1943-

Contributor:

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

Series:

Practical and professional ethics series.

Practical and professional ethics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering ethics.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers both an exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, the book turns to the Challenger disaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and practice.

Contents:

Contents; 1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND VALUES; 2. A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES; 3. ARE ""SOFTWARE ENGINEERS"" ENGINEERS?; 4. CODES OF ETHICS AND THE CHALLENGER; 5. EXPLAINING WRONGDOING; 6. AVOIDING THE TRAGEDY OF WHISTLEBLOWING; 7. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ENGINEERING; 8. CODES OF ETHICS, PROFESSIONS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST; 9. ORDINARY TECHNICAL DECISION-MAKING: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; 10. PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY: A FRAMEWORK FOR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPILOGUE: FOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ENGINEERS

APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MANAGERSAPPENDIX 3: INTERVIEWEE CHARACTERISTICS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

"Association for Practical and Professional Ethics."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-47050-X

9786610470501

0-19-535305-6

0-585-24569-X

OCLC:

476015627