{"product_id":"engineering-ethics-challenges-and-opportunities-9783319351926","title":"Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): W. Richard Bowen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Business Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities\u003c\/i\u003e aims to set a new agenda for the engineering profession by developing a key challenge: can the great technical innovation of engineering be matched by a corresponding innovation in the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility? Central features of this stimulating text include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn analysis of engineering as a technical and ethical practice\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eproviding great opportunities for promoting the wellbeing and agency of individuals and communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElucidation of the ethical opportunities of engineering in three key areas: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Engineering for Peace, emphasising practical amelioration of the root causes of conflict rather than military solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Engineering for Health, focusing on close collaboration with healthcare professionals for both the promotion and restoration of health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Engineering for Development, providing effective solutions for the reduction of extreme poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovative strategies for implementing these ethical opportunities are described: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Emphasis on the personal responsibility of every engineer and on the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Use of language and concepts that are appealing to business managers and political decision makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFuture prospects for increasing the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility by engineers are envisaged.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities \u003c\/i\u003eprovides engineers, decision makers and the wider public with new understanding of the potential of engineering for the promotion of human flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274082410647,"sku":"9783319351926","price":8720.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783319351926.webp?v=1769238739","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/engineering-ethics-challenges-and-opportunities-9783319351926","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}