Ethics, Technology, and Engineering - Ibo van de Poel

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Auteur(s) : Ibo van de Poel - Lamber Royakkers

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/05/2011

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 376

Expédition : 748

Dimensions : 24.6 x 16.8 x 2.5

ISBN : 9781444330946

Résumé :
Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice.

• Utilizes a systematic approach to ethical case analysis -- the ethical cycle -- which features a wide range of real-life international case studies including the Challenger Space Shuttle, the Herald of Free Enterprise and biofuels.
• Covers a broad range of topics, including ethics in design, risks, responsibility, sustainability, and emerging technologies
• Can be used in conjunction with the online ethics tool Agora (http://www.ethicsandtechnology.com)
• Provides engineering students with a clear introduction to the main ethical theories
• Includes an extensive glossary with key terms

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Biographie:
Ibo van de Poel is Associate Professor in Ethics and Technology at Delft University of Technology. He is an associate editor of the Handbook of Philosophy of Technology and the Engineering Sciences (2009) and co-editor of Philosophy and Engineering (2010).

Lamb?r Royakkers is Associate Professor in Ethics of Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology, and Associate Professor in Military Ethics at Netherlands Defense Academy. He is also Project Leader of the research programme Moral Fitness of Military Personnel in a Networked Environment, sponsored by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.

Sommaire:

Acknowledgments x

Introduction 1

1 The Responsibilities of Engineers 6

1.1 Introduction 7

1.2 Responsibility 9

1.3 Passive Responsibility 10

1.4 Active Responsibility and the Ideals of Engineers 13

1.5 Engineers versus Managers 21

1.6 The Social Context of Technological Development 25

1.7 Chapter Summary 28

Study Questions 29

Discussion Questions 30

2 Codes of Conduct 31

2.1 Introduction 32

2.2 Codes of Conduct 33

2.3 Possibilities and Limitations of Codes of Conduct 43

2.4 Codes of Conduct in an International Context 54

2.5 Chapter Summary 61

Study Questions 62

Discussion Questions 63

3 Normative Ethics 65

3.1 Introduction 67

3.2 Ethics and Morality 70

3.3 Descriptive and Normative Judgments 71

3.4 Points of Departure: Values, Norms, and Virtues 72

3.5 Relativism and Absolutism 75

3.6 Ethical Theories 77

3.7 Utilitarianism 78

3.8 Kantian Theory 89

3.9 Virtue Ethics 95

3.10 Care Ethics 102

3.11 Applied Ethics 105

3.12 Chapter Summary 106

Study Questions 107

Discussion Questions 108

4 Normative Argumentation 109

4.1 Introduction 110

4.2 Valid Arguments 113

4.3 Deductive and Non-Deductive Arguments 116

4.4 Arguments in Ethical Theories 118

4.5 Fallacies 127

4.6 Chapter Summary 131

Study Questions 131

Discussion Questions 132

5 The Ethical Cycle 133

5.1 Introduction 134

5.2 Ill-Structured Problems 135

5.3 The Ethical Cycle 137

5.4 An Example 147

5.5 Collective Moral Deliberation and Social Arrangements 155

5.6 Chapter Summary 157

Study Questions 158

Discussion Questions 159

6 Ethical Questions in the Design of Technology 161

6.1 Introduction 163

6.2 Ethical Issues During the Design Process 165

6.3 Trade-offs and Value Conflicts 177

6.4 Regulatory Frameworks: Normal and Radical Design 190

6.5 Chapter Summary 194

Study Questions 195

Discussion Questions 197

7 Designing Morality 198
Peter-Paul Verbeek

7.1 Introduction 199

7.2 Ethics as a Matter of Things 200

7.3 Technological Mediation 201

7.4 Moralizing Technology 205

7.5 Designing Mediations 211

7.6 Chapter Summary 214

Study Questions 215

Discussion Questions 216

8 Ethical Aspects of Technical Risks 217

8.1 Introduction 219

8.2 Definitions of Central Terms 221

8.3 The Engineer's Responsibility for Safety 223

8.4 Risk Assessment 225

8.5 When are Risks Acceptable? 228

8.6 Risk Communication 236

8.7 Dealing with Uncertainty and Ignorance 237

8.8 Chapter Summary 244

Study Questions 245

Discussion Questions 247

9 The Distribution of Responsibility in Engineering 249

9.1 Introduction 250

9.2 The Problem of Many Hands 252

9.3 Responsibility and the Law 258

9.4 Responsibility in Organizations 263

9.5 Responsibility Distributions and Technological Designs 267

9.6 Chapter Summary 272

Study Questions 273

Discussion Questions 274

10 Sustainability, Ethics, and Technology 277
Michiel Brumsen

10.1 Introduction 278

10.2 Environmental Ethics? 280

10.3 Environmental Problems 281

10.4 Sustainable Development 283

10.5 Can a Sustainable Society be Realized? 289

10.6 Engineers and Sustainability 291

10.7 Chapter Summary 298

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