The Scope of ethical consideration In Lesson 2 I want to talk about the scope of ethical consideration. By “scope”, I mean to ask which issues and perspect
The Scope of ethical consideration In Lesson 2 I want to talk about the scope of ethical consideration. By “scope”, I mean to ask which issues and perspectives that are included in our discussions of values, and which are excluded. How broad is the scope of ethical consideration, especially concerning engineering projects? What values and perspectives should engineers consider when thinking about the ethical dimensions of his or her work? Which values or perspectives (if any) should be ignored? Are all values the same, or do some values and perspectives matter more than others? Whose values and perspectives matter more? Should they matter more? What impact does the scope of ethical consideration have on the engineering projects we build?
Required Reading :
NSF (2017) Report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
Wallace (2005) This is Water (password: water) Full text
Optional readings:
Stonyer (2001) The problem of women in engineering
Wallace (2004) Consider the lobster
Leopold (1949) The land ethic