Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction

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John Wiley & Sons, 23 mrt. 2011 - 376 pagina's
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Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice.
  • Utilizes a systematic approach to ethical case analysis -- the ethical cycle -- which features a wide range of real-life international case studies including the Challenger Space Shuttle, the Herald of Free Enterprise and biofuels.
  • Covers a broad range of topics, including ethics in design, risks, responsibility, sustainability, and emerging technologies
  • Can be used in conjunction with the online ethics tool Agora (http://www.ethicsandtechnology.com)
  • Provides engineering students with a clear introduction to the main ethical theories
  • Includes an extensive glossary with key terms
 

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Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction
Ibo van de Poel,Lambčr Royakkers
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011
Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction
Ibo van de Poel,Lambčr Royakkers
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011
Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction
Ibo van de Poel,Lambčr Royakkers
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011

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Over de auteur (2011)

Ibo van de Poel is Associate Professor in Ethics and Technology at Delft University of Technology. He is an associate editor of the Handbook of Philosophy of Technology and the Engineering Sciences (2009) and co-editor of Philosophy and Engineering (2010).

Lambčr Royakkers is Associate Professor in Ethics of Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology, and Associate Professor in Military Ethics at Netherlands Defense Academy. He is also Project Leader of the research programme Moral Fitness of Military Personnel in a Networked Environment, sponsored by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.

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TitelEthics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction
AuteursIbo van de Poel, Lamber Royakkers
UitgeverJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1444395718, 9781444395716
Lengte376 pagina's
  
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