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Title: Engineering Ethics A Peek Beyond PHIL 1104 Rajeev Bansal


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Engineering EthicsA Peek Beyond PHIL
1104Rajeev Bansal

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Disclaimer
  • I am a professor and I have a Ph. D. (Doctor of
    Philosophy) but I do not profess to be a
    philosopher.

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Just Wondering
  • What do ethics have to do with my contribution
    to the solution of this problem? I am merely
    solving a technical problem.

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A case Study
  • The decision to launch the Challenger was
    flawed.
  • (from the Report of the Presidential Commission
    on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.)

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Science vs. Ethics
  • Science gives us knowledge about the facts
    (physical laws).
  • Science and technology tell us how to do things,
    not whether we or not we ought to do them.
  • What one ought to do domain of Ethics

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In Other Words
  • Ethics is the study of questions about what is
    morally right and wrong.
  • (Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary,
    1987)

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Meta-Ethics Theories about the Nature of Ethics
  • Skepticism
  • Relativism
  • Absolutism
  • Well, if it doesnt matter whos right and whos
    wrong, why dont I be right and you be wrong?

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Intentions vs. Behavior
  • Good intentions are not enough.
  • Ethical behavior requires actually doing the
    right thing.
  • Example DUI
  • Sir, Hell is paved with good intentions.
  • (Life of Johnson, 1791)

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Normative Ethics
  • Standards or Guidelines for Ethical Behavior by
    People
  • Existence of goal conflicts and the need for an
    intelligent trade-off to determine what is more
    good among our goals
  • When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
  • Yogi Berra (1925- )

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Ethical Values vs.Personal Values
  • Generally speaking, ethical standards apply only
    to conduct which could have some significant
    impact on the lives of other people.
  • Example Specifying substandard wiring vs.
    choosing generic orange juice

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Ethical vs. Legal Standards
  • Ethical and legal standards are distinct issues.
  • Engineering ethical standards will generally be
    in close harmony with existing legal codes.
  • I have gained this by philosophy that I do
    without being commanded what others do only from
    fear of the law.
  • Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), author of Ethics

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IEEE Ethik-Kodex
  • Wir, die Mitglieder des IEEE, erkennen die
    Bedeutung unserer Technologien in ihrem Einfluß
    auf die Lebensqualität überall auf der Welt. Wir
    sehen uns persönlich unserer Berufsgruppe, ihren
    Mitgliedern und der Allgemeinheit, der wir
    dienen, verpflichtet, und setzen uns mit diesem
    Ethik-Kodex die höchsten ethischen und
    beruflichen Verhaltensregeln und kommen überein
  • 1.     technische Entscheidungen verantwortlich
    und übereinstimmend mit der Sicherheit,
    Gesundheit und Wohlfahrt der Öffentlichkeit zu
    treffen, und umgehend Umstände aufzudecken, die
    Öffentlichkeit oder Umwelt gefährden könnten,
  • 2.     echte oder vermutete Interessenkonflikte
    wann immer möglich zu vermeiden, und sie
    betroffenen Parteien offenzulegen, wenn sie
    existieren,
  • 3.     auf der Basis verfügbarer Daten
    vertrauenswürdige und realistische Feststellungen
    oder Abschätzungen zu treffen,
  • 4.     Bestechung in jeder Form zurückzuweisen,
  • 5.     das Verständnis von Technologie, ihrer
    sachdienlichen Anwendung und ihren möglichen
    Folgen zu verbessern,
  • 6.     unsere technische Qualifikation zu pflegen
    und zu verbessern und technologische Aufgaben für
    andere nur zu übernehmen, soweit wir durch
    Ausbildung oder Sachkenntnis dafür qualifiziert
    sind, oder nachdem wir einschlägige
    Beschränkungen vollständig offenlegten,
  • 7.     ehrliche Kritik fachlicher Arbeit zu
    suchen, anzunehmen und anzubieten, Irrtümer
    einzugestehen und zu korrigieren, und die
    Mitwirkung anderer angemessen zu würdigen,
  • 8.     mit allen Menschen redlich umzugehen, ohne
    Ansehen von Rassenzugehörigkeit, Religion,
    Geschlecht, Behinderung, Alter, oder nationaler
    Herkunft,
  • 9.     zu vermeiden, andere Menschen, ihr
    Eigentum, ihren Ruf oder ihr Arbeitsverhältnis
    durch unwahres oder böswilliges Verhalten zu
    verletzen,
  • 10.  Kollegen und Mitarbeiter in ihrer
    beruflichen Entwicklung beizustehen und sie zu
    unterstützen, diesen Ethik-Kodex zu befolgen.
  • THE IEEE CODE OF ETHICS IS TRANS-NATIONAL IN
    NATURE.

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IEEE Code of Ethics-preamble
  • We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of
    the importance of our technologies in affecting
    the quality of life throughout the world, and in
    accepting a personal obligation to our
    profession, its members and the communities we
    serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest
    ethical and professional conduct and agree

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IEEE Code of Ethics -I
  • 1 to accept responsibility in making decisions
    consistent with the safety, health and welfare of
    the public, and to disclose promptly factors that
    might endanger the public or the environment

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IEEE Code of Ethics -II
  • 2 to avoid real or perceived conflicts of
    interest whenever possible, and to disclose them
    to affected parties when they do exist

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IEEE Code of Ethics-III
  • 3 to be honest and realistic in stating claims or
    estimates based on available data

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IEEE Code of Ethics-IV
  • 4 to reject bribery in all its forms

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IEEE Code of Ethics-V
  • 5 to improve the understanding of technology, its
    appropriate application, and potential
    consequences

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IEEE Code of Ethics-VI
  • 6 to maintain and improve our technical
    competence and to undertake technological tasks
    for others only if qualified by training or
    experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent
    limitations

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IEEE Code of Ethics-VII
  • 7 to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of
    technical work, to acknowledge and correct
    errors, and to credit properly the contributions
    of others

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IEEE Code of Ethics-VIII
  • 8 to treat fairly all persons regardless of such
    factors as race, religion, gender, disability,
    age, or national origin

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IEEE Code of Ethics-IX
  • 9 to avoid injuring others, their property,
    reputation, or employment by false or malicious
    action

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IEEE Code of Ethics-X
  • 10 to assist colleagues and co-workers in their
    professional development and to support them in
    following this code of ethics.
  • Approved by the IEEE Board of Directors
  • August 1990 revised in 2006

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You were taking notes, werent you?
  • Time for a quiz!
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