The Ethical Dimension of Professionalism

McCuen, Richard H.

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“…If there are different levels of moral maturity, the risk of having no regulation is not a risk a society finds acceptable. McCuen (1979) has proposed the following stratification of professional engineering morality (Vesilind and Gunn 1998). It is based on Kohlberg (1984) and Piaget (1965).…”

Section: Redefining the Problem Is This A Problem Of More Or Less Control? What Is Autonomy?mentioning

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Regulation or Responsibility? Autonomy, Moral Imagination, and Engineering

Coeckelbergh

2006

Science, Technology, & Human Values

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A prima facie analysis suggests that there are essentially two, mutually exclusive, ways in which risk arising from engineering design can be managed: by imposing external constraints on engineers or by engendering their feelings of responsibility and respect their autonomy. The author discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. However, he then shows that this opposition is a false one and that there is no simple relation between regulation and autonomy. Furthermore, the author argues that the most pressing need is not more or less regulation but the further development of moral imagination. The enhancement of moral imagination can help engineers to discern the moral relevance of design problems, to create new design options, and to envisage the possible outcomes of their designs. The author suggests a dual program of developing regulatory frameworks that support engineers' autonomy and responsibility simultaneously with efforts to promote their moral imagination. He describes how some existing institutional changes have started off in this direction and proposes empirical research to take this further.

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Section: Redefining the Problem Is This A Problem Of More Or Less Control? What Is Autonomy?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Regulation or Responsibility? Autonomy, Moral Imagination, and Engineering

Coeckelbergh

2006

Science, Technology, & Human Values

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Establishing ethics in an organization by using principles

2004

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Laws, codes, and rules are essential for any community, public or private, to operate in an orderly and productive fashion. Without laws and codes, anarchy and chaos abound and the purpose and role of the organization is lost. However, danger is significant, and damage serious and far-reaching when individuals or organizations become so focused on rules, laws, and specifications that basic principles are ignored. This paper discusses the purpose of laws, rules, and codes, to help understand basic principles. With such an understanding an increase in the level of ethical and moral behavior can be obtained without imposing detailed rules.

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Balancing Corporate and Personal Values

McCuen

1998

J. Manage. Eng.

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The Ethical Dimension of Professionalism

Cited by 11 publications

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Regulation or Responsibility? Autonomy, Moral Imagination, and Engineering

Regulation or Responsibility? Autonomy, Moral Imagination, and Engineering

Establishing ethics in an organization by using principles

Balancing Corporate and Personal Values

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