Loading...

Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction

Ibo van de Poel, Lamb¿r Royakkers 

ISBN: 978-1-119-62253-6

July 2019

Wiley-Blackwell

384 pages

PREFER A PRINTED BOOK BUT LOOKING FOR SAVINGS?

Rent college textbooks at our lowest prices. Wiley Textbook Rental lets you keep your textbook for a period of 130 days.

To Purchase this product, please visit
https://dev.store.wiley.com/en-ca/Ethics%2C+Technology%2C+and+Engineering%3A+An+Introduction-p-9781119622536

Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction

Ibo van de Poel,Lamb¿r Royakkers

E-Book
978-1-444-39571-6
March 2011
CAD $59.99
Textbook Rental (130 days)
978-1-119-62253-6
July 2019
CAD $74.50
Hardcover
978-1-444-33094-6
April 2011
CAD $165.95
Description
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
About the Author
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).

Lambèr 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.

Features
  • 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
  • Can be used in conjunction with the online resources found at http://tab.faculty.asu.edu/toc.html
To Purchase this product, please visit
https://dev.store.wiley.com/en-ca/Ethics%2C+Technology%2C+and+Engineering%3A+An+Introduction-p-9781119622536