ABSTRACT

Modern society faces two problems: the development of acceptable methods for the introduction of new and powerful tools and the need for a trustworthy, universally applicable ethical system. Part of the problem may be attributed to the lack of a reliable system of ethics that can be brought to bear on the issues of new biotechnology, information te

chapter |8 pages

Prologue

chapter 1|38 pages

Beginnings

chapter 2|58 pages

What is/are ethics?

chapter 3|86 pages

Engineers as toolmakers and users

chapter 4|10 pages

Managing slippery slope arguments

chapter 5|22 pages

Control of tool use

chapter 6|18 pages

Looking before leaping

chapter 7|34 pages

Tools in prospect

chapter 8|4 pages

Dealing with intent successfully