02937nam 2200649Ia 450 991045575830332120200520144314.01-280-47050-X97866104705010-19-535305-60-585-24569-X(CKB)111004366530162(EBL)273282(OCoLC)476015627(SSID)ssj0000258681(PQKBManifestationID)12096368(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000258681(PQKBWorkID)10273474(PQKB)10342434(MiAaPQ)EBC273282(Au-PeEL)EBL273282(CaPaEBR)ebr10358399(CaONFJC)MIL47050(OCoLC)935260829(EXLCZ)9911100436653016219970710d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThinking like an engineer[electronic resource] studies in the ethics of a profession /Michael DavisNew York Oxford University Press19981 online resource (253 p.)Practical and professional ethics series"Association for Practical and Professional Ethics."0-19-512051-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.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 ENGINEERSAPPENDIX 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; WOffers 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.Practical and professional ethics series.Engineering ethicsEthicsElectronic books.Engineering ethics.Ethics.174/.962Davis Michael1943-54790Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455758303321Thinking like an engineer2234813UNINA