Acknowledgments xIntroduction 11 The Responsibilities of Engineers 62 Codes of Conduct 373 Normative Ethics 704 The Ethical Cycle 1215 Design for Values 1456 Ethical Aspects of Technical Risks 1827 The Distribution of Responsibility in Engineering 2138 Sustainability, Ethics, and Technology 2419 Responsible Innovation 265Appendix I: Engineering Qualifications and Organizations in a Number of Countries 294Appendix II: NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers 301Appendix III: ENGINEERS EUROPE Position Paper on Code of Conduct: Ethics and Conduct of Professional Engineers 306Appendix IV: Examples of Corporate Codes of Conduct 308Appendix V: DSM Alert Royal DSM Whistleblower Policy 314Appendix VI: Cases 321References 336Index of Cases 352Index 353
Ibo van de Poel is the Anthoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor in Ethics and Technology in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology. His research is focused on the ethics of new technologies, design for values and responsible innovation.Lambèr Royakkers is a Professor in Ethics and Technology in the School of Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology. His research is focused on the ethical issues of digitization. He is the co-author of Just Ordinary Robots.