ENGR 201 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Moral Relativism, Moral Absolutism, Consequentialism
14 Mar 2016
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Ethics: branch of philosophy, analysis of behavioural choices that individuals/societies face, study of right and wrong, provides guidelines, provides a good rational in order to defend yourself in the professional context. Need for ethics: face choices every day that provide different courses of actions that lead to different consequences, a way to rationally reason our choices, avoids moral absolutism: Morals can never be changed according to circumstances. Decisions are always the same: avoids moral relativism: Decision depends on the circumstance and the surroundings. Values: beliefs that define individuals, basis of worldviews, guide behaviour, govern the choices we make, received from social surroundings (i. e. family, friends, work colleagues) Engineering ethics: analysis of decisions, choices, and policies that are morally desirable in engineering practice and research, decisions are based on engineering problems, professionalized within the professional system, purpose: Moral awareness: awareness of value conflicts that underlie choices. Moral autonomy: ability to think critically and independently about moral issues.
