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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUES S.Vijayalakshmi 18.1.11
Sociologist Raymond Baumhart asked business people, "What does ethics mean to you?"
Among their replies were the following:
"Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong."
What is ethics?
"Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs."
What is ethics?
"Being ethical is doing what the law requires."
What is ethics?
"Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts."
What is ethics?
"I don't know what the word means."
MORALITY VS ETHICS
Often used interchangeably
Morality – more general and prescriptive
IMMORAL VS UNETHICAL
immoral stems from one’s character
Unethical is sometimes due to circumstances
What are values?
Courage
Beauty
Honesty
Comion…….
VALUES
Can values change from time to time?
VALUES
CAN CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME
CAN CHANGE FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE
VALUES
Where are values derived from?
VALUES DERIVED FROM ENVIRONMENT SELF SOCIETY CULTURE HUMAN EXISTENCE OUR EXPERIENCES
HUMAN VALUES
Essentially social products
At the same time involve individual’s goals and purposes in this social milieu
ENGINEERING ETHICS
What is engineering ethics?
ENGINEERING ETHICS
The study of the moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations engaged in engineering
The study of related questions about the moral ideals, character, policies, and relationships of people and corporations involved in technological activity.
ENGINEERING ETHICS
SENSES ETHICS is an activity and area of inquiry Ethical is different from non moral Sometimes refers to a particular set of beliefs, attitudes, and habits e.g ethics of Martin Luther King
VARIETY OF MORAL ISSUES
Name a few engineering disasters
Challenger Explosion Accidents
Chernobyl Three Mile Island Chemical plant at Bhopal Exxon Valdez oil spill These reached us coz of media but what about other cases?
ENGINEERING ETHICS
MICRO ETHICS
Typical everyday problems that can take significant proportions in an engineer’s life
MACRO ETHICS
Societal problems that are often shunted aside until they resurface on a regional or national scale
WHERE AND HOW DO MORAL PROBLEMS ARISE?
ACTIVITY – pg 6
VARIOUS STAGES Conception Design and manufacture Testing Sales Service
These examples show how ethical problems arise Most often when there are differences of judgment or expectations as to what constitutes the true state of affairs or Proper course of action
Sociologist Raymond Baumhart asked business people, "What does ethics mean to you?"
Among their replies were the following:
"Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong."
What is ethics?
"Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs."
What is ethics?
"Being ethical is doing what the law requires."
What is ethics?
"Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts."
What is ethics?
"I don't know what the word means."
MORALITY VS ETHICS
Often used interchangeably
Morality – more general and prescriptive
IMMORAL VS UNETHICAL
immoral stems from one’s character
Unethical is sometimes due to circumstances
What are values?
Courage
Beauty
Honesty
Comion…….
VALUES
Can values change from time to time?
VALUES
CAN CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME
CAN CHANGE FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE
VALUES
Where are values derived from?
VALUES DERIVED FROM ENVIRONMENT SELF SOCIETY CULTURE HUMAN EXISTENCE OUR EXPERIENCES
HUMAN VALUES
Essentially social products
At the same time involve individual’s goals and purposes in this social milieu
ENGINEERING ETHICS
What is engineering ethics?
ENGINEERING ETHICS
The study of the moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations engaged in engineering
The study of related questions about the moral ideals, character, policies, and relationships of people and corporations involved in technological activity.
ENGINEERING ETHICS
SENSES ETHICS is an activity and area of inquiry Ethical is different from non moral Sometimes refers to a particular set of beliefs, attitudes, and habits e.g ethics of Martin Luther King
VARIETY OF MORAL ISSUES
Name a few engineering disasters
Challenger Explosion Accidents
Chernobyl Three Mile Island Chemical plant at Bhopal Exxon Valdez oil spill These reached us coz of media but what about other cases?
ENGINEERING ETHICS
MICRO ETHICS
Typical everyday problems that can take significant proportions in an engineer’s life
MACRO ETHICS
Societal problems that are often shunted aside until they resurface on a regional or national scale
WHERE AND HOW DO MORAL PROBLEMS ARISE?
ACTIVITY – pg 6
VARIOUS STAGES Conception Design and manufacture Testing Sales Service
These examples show how ethical problems arise Most often when there are differences of judgment or expectations as to what constitutes the true state of affairs or Proper course of action
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