Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases

by Charles E. Harris Jr., Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins

Extend your analytical skills to moral deliberation with this best-selling engineering ethics text. ENGINEERING ETHICS: CONCEPTS AND CASES, 4E bridges the gap between theory and practice with more than 100 current case studies available in the text and on the companion website, including current and controversial topics, such as Hurricane Katrina and global warming. This edition introduces you to a proven, structured methodology for analyzing cases, as well as examples of cases that already have been analyzed, to ensure you can practice ethical engineering yourself. The text also discusses Engineering Codes of Ethics. You'll learn the importance of critical moral reasoning as the book demonstrates how many apparent moral disagreements are actually disagreements about the facts or the definitions of crucial terms. Significant topics, such as the ethical theory and the consequences of whistle-blowing, are now covered in greater depth. A handy, alphabetized list of cases allows you to quickly find specific cases, while a convenient bibliography provides sources for completing papers or additional reading. With this edition's comprehensive coverage, you quickly see, first-hand, the importance of your conduct as a professional and how your actions can affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

Genres: Engineering, Reference, Philosophy, Textbooks

411 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 1994

Reviews

[Greg]

Very intriguing, and informative. An great insight to a blind eye in the world of the ethics of the professional world.

[Travis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Although engineering ethics is a very important aspect of engineering, I found this book to be far too dry and dull a read to convet message that was trying to be conveyed.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly well-rounded and informative introduction to professional engineering ethics. Its strengths are its practicality in dealing with ethical theory at the beginning of the book and its one of the best engineering ethics books that I've seen in how it treats legal issues. The appendix also has a nice long set of case studies for engineering students to look at.

Its weaknesses are that it tends to focus, at some points, upon minutiae that I believe is fairly unimportant for most engineering students and it also does nothing to address very important issues in professional ethics such as sexual harassment or affirmative action. However, there are plenty of other good professional ethics books that treat these matters well that could supplement this book.

Overall, I think this is a fairly good introductory text to professional engineering ethics. It's readable and practical.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent introduction to applied and theoretical ethics as it relates to all types of engineering disciplines. The end section of the book contains multifarious real-life and fictional scenarios which allow the student to apply the concepts learned throughout the book.

[Haneen · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like engineering.
I have an interest in ethics.
This combines both!