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Title Ethics, politics, and whistleblowing in engineering / edited by Nicholas Sakellariou, Rania Milleron
Edition First edition
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 259 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Endnotes; Endnotes; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Endnotes; Endnotes; Endnotes; Part I Engineering Leadership; Chapter 1: Fred Lang; Chapter 2: Peter Paltchinsky; Endnotes; References; Chapter 3: Heroes or Sibyls?; Origins of the Moral Hero; The Moral Hero in Engineering; Gender and the Moral Hero in Engineering; Feminist Ethics; Alternatives to the "Moral Hero"-Two Suggestions; Ethics of Care; The Sibyl; A Sibylline Ethical Praxistic?; Imaginative Approach Required; Endnote; References
Chapter 4: Engineer on a MissionChapter 5: Engineering Selves; HIRING IN; WEED-OUT; PATHWAYS; ENDNOTES; References; Chapter 6: Race, Sex, and Nerds; Nerd Identity as a Gatekeeper in Science and Technology Participation; The Nerd in Historical Perspective; African American Exemplars; Promises and Problems in Strategies of Reversal; The Afrofuturist Alternative; Conclusion; Endnotes; References; Chapter 7: Can Real Women Be Imaginary Engineers?; Endnotes; Chapter 8: Discipline and Play; Endnotes; Part II Daily Practice; Chapter 9: The Engineer as a Local, Not Global, Citizen; Executive Summary
Can We Really Be Global Citizens?Strong Local Engagement; How to Foster a Local Engineer; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Thinking Like an Engineer; RECOMMENDATIONS; Endnote; Chapter 11: Disasters as Object Lessons in Ethics; Types of Cases; Disaster Analysis; Large Amount of Available Data; Complexity of the Situation; Multiplicity of Issues; Intertwining of Issues; Variety of Individuals Involved; Societal Consequences; Responsibilities to Society; Central Engineering Ethics Issues; Variety of Interpretations; "Shock and Awe"; Katrina as an Example of Engineering Ethics
Inadequate Margins of SafetyAn Incomplete System; A Fragmented System; Inadequate Design; Failure to Learn from Others; Lack of Central Control; Studying Katrina; Endnotes; References; Chapter 12: Standards in Engineering Society1; On the Right Track; Our Natural Resources; Standards and Innovation; U.S. Manufacturing Up to Standard?; Dialog; Active Standards Users; Planting Seeds; Endnote; Chapter 13: The Case for Reforming Our Standards-Setting System; Patterns of Abuse; Abuses Stem from Unfair Standards-Setting Practices; Toward a Fair and Democratic Standards System; Endnote
Chapter 14: Nuclear PowerOne Technical Question; Reactors are Unsafe; Zero Credibility; Too Little Insurance; Plutonium Theft and Misuse; Don't Export Nuclear Power; A Threat to Freedom; A Litany of Problems; There are Alternatives; What If ... ; Asme Postscript; Endnote; References; Chapter 15: William Stieglitz; Endnotes; Chapter 16: Whistle-Blowing; Nuclear Power, February 1976; Rude Awakenings; Testifying in Washington, D.C.; Aerospace, January 1986; Growing Isolation; Aviation, March 1981; Chapter 17: Knowing How to Blow the Whistle; Be Aware of the Risks; Know the Facts
Summary "The aim of this book is to generate a strong operational ethic in the work of engineers from all disciplines. It provides numerous examples of engineers who sought to meet the highest ethical standards, risking both professional and personal retaliations. In short, it presents the fields of engineering ethics in the context of actual conflict situations on the job, and points to an urgent need for a strong ethical framework for the profession. This book is about engineering students and practitioners truly understanding, valuing, and championing their wider critical role. Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and champion of engineers, wrote the preface."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Dr. Rania Milleron is a medical researcher and public health advocate, with a passion for controlling infectious diseases and understanding the mechanisms of human infectious diseases. She obtained a Master of Science at Harvard University and a PhD at The University of Texas Medical Branch, and refined her knowledge base in a postdoctoral fellowship in cell biology and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently with the Texas Department of State Health Services. Most recently, she managed a project designed to show how conscientious engineering produces more health and safety and other superior results. Dr. Nicholas Sakellariou is a professor of engineering ethics at California Polytechnic State University. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published numerous journal articles in the area of ethics
Subject Engineering ethics.
Whistle blowing.
TECHNOLOGY -- Engineering -- General.
TECHNOLOGY -- Engineering -- Civil.
Engineering ethics
Whistle blowing
Form Electronic book
Author Sakellariou, Nicholas, editor.
Milleron, Rania, editor.
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