Golden Rules for Ethics and Morality
Senses of Engineering Ethics
Ethical Principles
Ethical Theories
Types of Inquiry
Moral Issues
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Engineering Ethics REVATHI MOHAN
Golden Rules for Ethics and Morality Senses of Engineering Ethics Ethical Principles Ethical Theories Types of Inquiry Moral Issues
Senses of Engineering Ethics Set of specific moral problems and issues related to Engineering It is based on Justified moral principles Activity of understanding Moral Problems Set of Belief and Attitude for a group displays concerning morality
5 Ethical Principles
Ethical Theories
Utilitarianism Act Utilitarianism- john S tuart Mill Action More Happiness Act utilitarianism is the belief that an action becomes morally right when it produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people Rule Utilitarianism- Richard Brandt Action Rational Desires and L aw Rule utilitarianism is the belief that the moral correctness of an action depends on the correctness of the rules that allows it to achieve the greatest good
Duty Ethics 3 Core Conditions Prima Facie Duties Contemporary Duty of Ethics
Duty Ethics(Immanuel Kant) 3 core Condition Show respect for others Keeping promises Moral Imperatives
Contemporary Theory- John Rawl
Right Ethics Liberty Ethics- John Locke A state/Condition in which people able to act and talk freely Welfare Ethics- A.I.Meldon A state of doing well for good fortune
Virtue Ethics
Types of Inquiry
Normative Inquiry( Values) To justify norms for guiding individual as well as groups
Conceptual(Meaning) Clarifying the meaning of concepts, principles and issues
To provide factual inquiries in scientific technique and business realities This information helps to provide better understanding the background condition of moral problem
Approaches to Engineering Ethics Micro-Ethics Macro-Ethics