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Thinking Like an Engineer : Studies in the Ethics of a Profession.
Offers both an exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, the book turns to the Challenger disaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and practice.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Colección: | Practical and Professional Ethics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; 1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND VALUES; 2. A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES; 3. ARE "SOFTWARE ENGINEERS" ENGINEERS?; 4. CODES OF ETHICS AND THE CHALLENGER; 5. EXPLAINING WRONGDOING; 6. AVOIDING THE TRAGEDY OF WHISTLEBLOWING; 7. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ENGINEERING; 8. CODES OF ETHICS, PROFESSIONS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST; 9. ORDINARY TECHNICAL DECISION-MAKING: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; 10. PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY: A FRAMEWORK FOR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPILOGUE: FOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ENGINEERS.
- APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MANAGERSAPPENDIX 3: INTERVIEWEE CHARACTERISTICS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.