Engineer Responsibility

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This paper explains that the introduction of normative values into the practice of engineering requires the application of systems of ethics and ethical principles to the process of engineering practice and engineering management. The author believes that ethical principles create a framework that permits the anticipation of conflict in relation to proposed actions or decisions in a variety of situations. The author says that utilitarianism and deontology tend to command the greatest level of attention in ethical considerations involving the business and the economy.

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"Autonomy requires that an engineer be independent in action and decision-making and accept responsibility for her or his actions and the consequences of those actions. Autonomy, however, may also be interpreted to mean that others also have the right of self-determination concerning actions that affect their lives. The ethical principle of autonomy is especially applicable to those cases where the autonomous rights conflict with one another."

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