ABSTRACT
This volume is a collection of articles published since engineering ethics developed a distinct scholarly field in the late 1970s that will help define the field of engineering ethics. Among the perennial questions addressed are: What is engineering (and what is engineering ethics)? What professional responsibilities do engineers have and why? What professional autonomy can engineers have in large organizations? What is the relationship between ethics and codes of ethics and how should engineering ethics be taught?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|30 pages
Preliminaries
chapter [3]|5 pages
Is Engineering Ethics Just Business Ethics?
What Can Empirical Findings Tell Us?*
part II|159 pages
Important Cases
chapter [6]|8 pages
The case of the three engineers vs. BART
The outcome of a suit brought by three Bay Area Rapid Transit exemployees may set a historic precedent in the public interest
part III|128 pages
Professional Responsibility
part IV|142 pages
Professional Autonomy in Large Organizations
part V|65 pages
Codes of Ethics and Professional Organization
part VI|118 pages
Research and Teaching
part VII|35 pages
Reprise: Application to the Concrete
