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The 5th Edition of
Ethics in Engineering is the first text to systemically discuss the global dimension of engineering ethics and includes tools for training students on global ethical competency. It continues the text's strong emphasis on the role of technology and design in shaping ethical decision-making in engineering.
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Ethics in Engineering provides an introduction to the issues in engineering ethics by placing those issues within a philosophical framework, and it seeks to exhibit their social importance and intellectual challenge. The goal is to stimulate reasoning and to provide the conceptual tools necessary for responsible decision making. The 5th Edition will offer McGraw Hill Connect® for the first time, with eBook.
List of contents
1 Ethics and Professionalism
2 Moral Reasoning and Codes of Ethics
3 Moral Frameworks: A Global Survey
4 Engineering as Social Experimentation
5 Safety, Risk, and Design
6 Workplace Cultures, Responsibilities and Rights
7 Honesty
8 Engineering and Environmental Ethics in the Anthropocene
9 Engineering Ethics in the Global Context
10 Technology and Engineering Leadership in Future Societies
Appendix A: General Resources on Engineering Ethics
Appendix B: Sample Codes of Ethics and Guidelines
About the author
Mike W. Martin received his B.S. (Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi) and M.A. from the University of Utah, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, and he is currently professor of philosophy at Chapman University. In addition to publishing many articles, he is author, coauthor, or editor of eight books, including Meaningful Work: Rethinking Professional Ethics (2000) and Everyday Morality (3d ed., 2001). He received the Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award for Teachers in the Humanities and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
