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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 emeritus of philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology. Among his publications are Conflict of Interest in the Professions; Profession, Code, and Ethics; Engineering Ethics; and Ethics and the Legal Profession. 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 1.Profession 2.Engineering-From Chicago to Shantou 3.Why Architects Are Not Engineers 4.Distinguishing Chemists from Engineers 5.Will Software Engineers ever be Engineers? 6.Engineering and Business Management: The Odd Couple Part II: The Study of Engineering as a Profession 7.Methodological Problems in the Study of Engineering 8.Profession as a Lens for Studying Technology Part III: Professional Responsibility of Engineers 9."Ain't No One Here But Us Social Forces" 10.Engineering Ethics, Individuals, and Organizations 11."Social Responsibility" of Engineers 12.Macro-, Micro-, and Meso-Ethics 13.Doing the Minimum 14.Re-inventing the Wheel: "Global Engineering Ethics" 15.In Praise of Emotion in Engineering Part IV: Engineering's Globalism 16.The Whistle Not Blown: WV, Diesels, and Engineers 17.Three Nuclear Disasters and a Hurricane: Reflections 18.Ethical Issues in the Global Arms Industry 19.Temporal Limits
