Thinking Like an Engineer Studies in the Ethics of a Profession

Name: Thinking Like an Engineer Studies in the Ethics of a Profession
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ISBN: 9780195120516

ISBN-10: 0195120515

ISBN-13: 9780195120516

Edition: 1998

Authors: Michael Davis

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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…

Book details

List price: $220.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/18/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.29" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.210



Practical and Professional Ethics Series


Preface



Introduction to Engineering



Science, Technology, and Values



A History of Engineering in the United States



Are Software Engineers"""" Engineers?""""



Engineers in Context



Codes of Ethics and the Challenger



Explaining Wrongdoing



Avoiding the Tragedy of Whistleblowing



Protecting Engineering Judgment



Conflicts of Interest in Engineering



Codes of Ethics, Professions, and Conflict of Interest



Empirical Research



Ordinary Technical Decision Making



Professional Autonomy


Epilogue Four Questions for the Social Sciences


Appendixes



Questionnaire for Engineers



Questionnaire for Managers



Interviewee Characteristics


Notes


Bibliography


Index