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Informationen zum Autor Michael Davis is senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology. Among his publications are Conflict of Interest in the Professions (2001), Profession, Code, and Ethics (2002), Engineering Ethics (2005), and Ethics and the Legal Profession (2009). Klappentext This book looks to establish worldwide technical and ethical standards of engineering as an occupation. The author is the most senior thinker in this field and has spent much of his career developing this thesis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part I: Distinguishing Engineering from other Professions ProfessionEngineering-From Chicago to Shantou Why Architects Are Not EngineersDistinguishing Chemists from EngineersWill Software Engineers ever be Engineers? Engineering and Business Management: The Odd Couple Part II: The Study of Engineering as a Profession Methodological Problems in the Study of EngineeringProfession as a Lens for Studying Technology Part III: Professional Responsibility of Engineers "Ain't No One Here But Us Social Forces"Engineering Ethics, Individuals, and Organizations "Social Responsibility" of EngineersMacro-, Micro-, and Meso-Ethics Doing the MinimumRe-inventing the Wheel: "Global Engineering Ethics"In Praise of Emotion in Engineering Part IV: Engineering's Globalism The Whistle Not Blown: WV, Diesels, and Engineers Three Nuclear Disasters and a Hurricane: ReflectionsEthical Issues in the Global Arms IndustryTemporal Limits on What Engineers Can Do Epilogue A Research Agenda
