Engineering Ethics - Challenges and Opportunities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities aims to set a new agenda for the engineering profession by developing a key challenge: can the great technical innovation of engineering be matched by a corresponding innovation in the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility? Central features of this stimulating text include: ·          An analysis of engineering as a technical and ethical practice providing great opportunities for promoting the wellbeing and agency of individuals and communities. ·          Elucidation of the ethical opportunities of engineering in three key areas: ­   Engineering for Peace, emphasising practical amelioration of the root causes of conflict rather than military solutions. ­   Engineering for Health, focusing on close collaboration with healthcare professionals for both the promotion and restoration of health. ­   Engineering for Development, providing effective solutions for the reduction of extreme poverty. ·          Innovative strategies for implementing these ethical opportunities are described: ­   Emphasis on the personal responsibility of every engineer and on the benefits of supporting social structures. ­   Use of language and concepts that are appealing to business managers and political decision makers. ·          Future prospects for increasing the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility by engineers are envisaged. ·          Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities provides engineers, decision makers and the wider public with new understanding of the potential of engineering for the promotion of human flourishing. 

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2014
Authors:	W. Richard Bowen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	146
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-35192-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-35192-3
Barcode:	9783319351926

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