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Global Engineering Ethics

  • 2nd Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Rockwell Clancy, Qin Zhu, Heinz Luegenbiehl
  • Language: English

Global Engineering Ethics, Second Edition introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural concep… Read more

Description

Global Engineering Ethics, Second Edition introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Numerous case studies from around the world help the reader to clearly see the relevance of design, safety, and professionalism for engineers. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand or communicate the ethics of engineering, including students, academics, and researchers, and it is indispensable for those involved in international and cross-cultural environments.

Engineering increasingly takes place in global contexts, with industrial and research teams operating across national and cultural borders. This book adds a layer of complexity to already challenging ethical issues.

Key features

  • Takes a global-values approach to engineering ethics rather than prioritizing any one national or regional culture
  • Uses engineering case studies to explain ethical issues and principles in relatable, practical contexts
  • Approaches engineering from a business perspective, emphasizing the extent to which engineering occurs in terms of profit-driven markets and addressing potential conflicts that may arise as a result
  • Provides extensive guidance on how to carry out ethical analysis by using case studies to practice how to address and think through issues

Readership

Undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering disciplines taking either a dedication engineering ethics course or a separate engineering course that incorporates ethics

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Engineering Ethics from a Global Perspective

2. Working With Cases: The Importance of Concrete Learning

3. Engineering Professionalism and Professional Organizations

4. Basic Ethical Principles for Global Engineering

5. The Prime Responsibility of Safety

6. The Global Business Environment: What Engineers Should Know

7. Cross-Cultural Issues: Their Importance to Global Engineering Ethics

8. Autonomy

9. Conflicting Duties and Dissent

10. Issues of Broader Concern for Engineers

11. The Rights of Engineers Appendix I Global Engineering Ethics Principles Reviewed Appendix II Steps in the Case-Study Procedure

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

RC

Rockwell Clancy

Rockwell F. Clancy is a AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science and Technology Policy Fellow. His work lies at the intersection of research security, global technology ethics, moral psychology, and China studies. He explores how culture and education affect normative judgments, the causes of unethical behaviors, and what can be done to ensure more ethical behaviors regarding technology. He has previously held positions at Virginia Tech, Colorado School of Mines, Delft University of Technology, Purdue University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Affiliations and expertise
Science and Technology Policy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, USA

QZ

Qin Zhu

Dr. Qin Zhu is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow in Human-Centered Intelligence, and Founding Director of the Human-Centered Intelligent Systems Initiative in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama. His interdisciplinary research focuses on engineering and technology ethics, human-centered artificial intelligence, robotics, and AI and robot literacy education. Drawing on his background in engineering, philosophy, and education, his work examines the ethical and human dimensions of emerging technologies and explores how human values and cultures can inform the development and deployment of AI, robots, and other intelligent systems.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Library and Information Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

HL

Heinz Luegenbiehl

Heinz C. Luegenbiehl is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Technology Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, where he taught for thirty-four years. During that time he also taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Nanzan University and Kanazawa Institute of Technology, both in Japan, and National Yunlin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. After retiring he taught for two years at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute in Shanghai. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in philosophy and has held numerous fellowships, including Fulbrights, NASA, NEH, NSF, and the German Academic Exchange Service. His publications are primarily on engineering ethics, but also on liberal education and the social dimensions of technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terra Haute, Indiana, USA