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Trust
Integrity
Truthfulness
Gratitude and reparation
Justice
Beneficence (useful, valuable)
Self-improvement
Professional Duties
Professional relationships
Efficacy (the power to produce an effect)
Confidentiality
Impartiality
(Aerne Vesilind)
Moral Values
Do Not:
Cause pain
Disable
Deprive freedom
Deprive pleasure
Deceive
Break promises
Cheat
Break the law
Neglect your duty
Kill
Moral Problems
Purposes of Morality
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Ethics
Provide a systematized framework for making decisions where values conflict
Process each person uses to make value-laden decisions
Moral values that guide us on how to treat each other
Mostly action (what you do), not knowledge (what you know)
Different cultures might have different moral principles and ethical systems
Ethics are not something that can be forced on a person
Moral Community
Individuals that interact and agree to treat each other ethically in an mutually acceptable
manner (reciprocity)
Example:
Hedonism: system of ethics that maximizes personal pleasure
If one adopts hedonism as an acceptable mode of behavior (ethic), one would be acting
ethically by cheating in test to minimize the study time and maximize the party time
Groups of Ethical Theories
I. Consequentialism
The theory that the value and especially the moral value of an act should be judged
by the value of its consequences
Moral dilemmas are resolved on the basis of consequences
If good is to be maximized, the alternative that creates the greatest good is correct
(moral)
Does the decision minimize actual and potential harm?
Egoism:
A doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive and the valid end of all
actions
Good for me, least harm to me
Altruism:
Unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
Behavior by an individual that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but
that benefits others of its species
Good for all, some harm to me
2) Extensionist
Attempts to attribute intrinsic value to nature and extend the moral community to
include other creatures and nonhuman nature and include them in the ethical-decision
making scheme
Outcome:
Humans are not different in kind from the rest of the nature and are simply a part of
the natural system
Nonhuman creatures have rights too
Killing animals for consumption should be done with compassion and a sense of
sacredness toward all of life
Biocentric:
Each organism is a center of life and all organisms are interconnected
Humans are no more or less important than other organisms
Outcome:
The pathogens might be included in the moral community
Ecocentric:
Ecosystems must be preserved because without the ecosystems nothing can survive
A system of concentric rings extending outward at decreasing levels of moral
protection, with the most important moral entities (humans) in the center
The grading criteria for various creatures and places are not resolved
Outcome:
An anthropocentric environmental ethic with fuzzy boundaries
Preservation Principle:
(Environmental philosopher Tom Regan)
A principle of non-destruction, non-interference, and generally non- meddling (nonintrusive)
Deep Ecology:
In nature humans are no important than other creatures or the rest of the world; they
are a part of cosmos and are made of same raw materials
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The law
The law
The engineer shall comply with all the law and regulations applicable to his tasks
and assignments
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An engineer should not accept assignments that he/she does not have
knowledge, skill or time to complete
Competitive bidding:
Competitive bidding
promotes cut cutting which results in lower quality design
Private clients are not require to seek competitive bids for design services (to lowest
bidder)
Professional engineering societies lobby for legislations to prohibit commutative bidding
for design services by public agencies
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Fundamental Principles:
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the engineering
profession by:
1. Using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the
environment
2. Being honest and impartial and serving with fidelity the public, their employers
and clients
3. Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering profession
4. Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines
Fundamental Canons
1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and
shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the
performance of their professional duties.
2. Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence.
3. Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
4. Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful
agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest.
5. Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services
and shall not compete unfairly with others.
6. Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor,
integrity, and dignity of the engineering profession.
7. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers,
and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those
engineers under their supervision.
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Environmental Justice
o Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people (regardless of race,
color, national origin, or income) in the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies
o No racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group of people should bear a
disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting
from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations
There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living and the
other how to live."
- John Adams
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