Global Engineering Ethics

Heinz C. Luegenbiehl is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Technology Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, where he taught for thirty-four years. During that time he also taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Nanzan University and Kanazawa Institute of Technology, both in Japan, and National Yunlin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. After retiring he taught for two years at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute in Shanghai. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in philosophy and has held numerous fellowships, including Fulbrights, NASA, NEH, NSF, and the German Academic Exchange Service. His publications are primarily on engineering ethics, but also on liberal education and the social dimensions of technology. Rockwell F. Clancy is a lecturer in engineering ethics and philosophy, at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, research fellow in the Institute of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Law and Society. He has served as a long-term educational consultant at Purdue University, having previously taught in the US and Europe. His current research and teaching interests are largely interdisciplinary, covering engineering ethics, philosophy of technology, moral psychology, European philosophy, philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and cross-cultural communication. Dr. Clancy holds degrees from Purdue University (PhD), the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (MA), and Fordham University (BA).

1. Introduction: Engineering Ethics from a Global Perspective2. Working with Cases: The Importance of Concrete Learning3. Engineering Professionalism and Professional Organizations

4. Basic Ethical Principles for Global Engineering5. The Prime Responsibility of Safety6. The Global Business Environment: What Engineers Should Know7. Cross-Cultural Issues: Their Importance to Global Engineering Ethics8. Autonomy9. Conflicting Duties and Dissent10. Issues of Broader Concern for Engineers11. The Rights of Engineers

Appendix I. Global Engineering Ethics Principles ReviewedAppendix II. Steps in the Case-Study Procedure

Appendix III Guided Analysis: The Case of “Curious George”