Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession

by Michael Davis

2020-11-24 16:53:25

Michael Davis, a leading figure in the study of professional ethics, offers here both a compelling exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, Dav... Read more
Michael Davis, a leading figure in the study of professional ethics, offers here both a compelling exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, Davis turns to the Challenger space shuttledisaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and contemporary engineering practice. Here, Davis examines how social organization and technical requirements define how engineers should (and presumably do) think. Later chapters test his analysis of engineering judgement andautonomy empirically, engaging a range of social science research including a study of how engineers and managers work together in ten different companies. Less

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File size9.29 X 6.42 X 0.98 in
Print pages256
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date May 1, 1998
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780195120516

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