ENGR 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Professional Code Of Quebec, Moral Relativism, Moral Absolutism
14 Mar 2016
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Ethics: branch of philosophy, analysis of behavioural choices that individuals/societies face, provides guidelines on what is right and wrong, 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, so it is a way to rationally reason our choices, avoids moral absolutism: Morals can never be changed; therefore, decisions are always the same: avoids moral relativism: Morals are relative to each individual; therefore, decisions depend on the circumstances and the surroundings. Values: beliefs that define individuals, guide their behaviour, and govern their choices, 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 and are professionalized within the professional system, purpose: Moral awareness: awareness of value conflicts that underlie choices.
