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Engineering ethics [electronic resource] : contemporary and enduring debates / Deborah G. Johnson

Author:
Johnson, Deborah G., 1945-
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
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1 online resource (213 pages)
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Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: Foundational Issues -- 1 Can Engineering Ethics Be Taught? -- 2 Do Engineers Need Codes of Ethics? -- 3 How Should Engineers Think about Ethics? -- PART TWO: Employment Relationships -- 4 Should Engineers See Themselves as Guns for Hire? -- 5 Are Whistleblowing Engineers Heroes or Traitors? -- PART THREE: Engineers, Safety, and Social Responsibility -- 6 Are Rotten Apples or Rotten Barrels Responsible for Technological Mishaps? -- 7 Will Autonomous Cars Ever Be Safe Enough? and 8 Is Social Justice in the Scope of Engineers' Social Responsibilities? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Summary:
An engaging, accessible survey of the ethical issues faced by engineers, designed for students.
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ISBN:
9780300252798 (electronic bk.)
030025279X (electronic bk.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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