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OXFORD Fundamentals Of Ethics For Scientists And Engineers 2008 Edition by Edmund G. Seebauer
This textbook is intended for ethics courses in engineering and science. It can be used either in a one-credit-hour semester course or as a set of drop-in modules in a core engineering or science course. The text avoids a detailed treatment of the ins and outs of philosophical ethics -- a complex subject not needed for most ethical judgments. The approach to ethical problem solving used is one that focuses on analysing the consequences rather than ruels to be obeyed in making decisions. An Instructor's Manual will be available; it will offer a set of "cookbook" lectures to greatly reduce preparation time. Table of contentsPrefaceUnit I Foundational PrinciplesChapter 1 Approaching the Subject of EhticsChapter 2 The Person and the Virtues1Chapter 3 Analyzing Exterior Acts: Some First StepsChapter 4 Analyzing Exterior Acts: Some First StepsUNIT TWO: RESOLVING ETHICAL CONFLICTSChapter 5 Toward a Hierarchy of Moral ValuesChapter 6 Starting Moral Judgments: Evaluating Exterior ActsChapter 7 Completing Moral Judgments: the Decisive Role of IntentionChapter 8 Moral ResponsibilityUNIT THREE: JUSTICE: APPLICATIONSChapter 9 Truth: Person-to-PersonChapter 10 Truth: SocialChapter 11 Fairness: Person-to-PersonChatper 12 Fairness: SocialUNIT FOUR: ADVANCED TOPICSChapter 13 Resource AllocationChapter 14 RiskChapter 15 Dealing with Differing Ethical SystemsChapter 16 Habit and Intuition