Engineering is an interdisciplinary area, where interaction of technical and socioeconomic dimensions continuously occurs in the professional practice. The ethical aspects of the relationships between engineers and society have been particularly emphasized in the recent years. In fact, the main engineering societies set up their own codes of ethics and many engineering departments worldwide introduced engineering ethics in their curricula. After introducing the concept of professional ethics and its connection with the deontological codes of professional orders, this topic will be considered in close relation to the profession of engineering and with particular attention to the energetic and environmental issues. This not only in order to give an account of professional codes, but more over to highlight how professional ethics includes and at the same time goes beyond them. Professional codes derive from two features of the profession: autonomy and self-regulation. One of the main aims of the codes is to regulate the asymmetrical relationship between professional and client in order to maintain the fiduciary nature of this relationship. This is highlighted through the analysis of two professional engineering codes. The ethical dimension helps revitalize and give meaning to professional codes and law: if a good professional life is to be conducted, it is necessary to combine the use of legal and professional guidance with an ethical structure, which brings us back to the human being and his/her personal sense of responsibility.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.