Problems and Cases: New Directions in Ethics 1980-1996 Even open-ended scenario descriptions may present moral problems as clear and unambiguous, but people who must decide what to do often do find ambiguity in their situation.
Relevant Literature on this Topic
Whitbeck, Caroline. 1998. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research. New York: Cambridge University Press. Other keywords for this article: ethics and prudence; preferences vs. values; negligence; trust, distrust; moral ambiguity; responsibilities, general; professional responsibility; public safety; worker safety; laboratory safety; design process; engineering competence; environmental issues, global; environmental issues, chemical; conflict of interest; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies; harassment, sexual harassment and aggression; workplace relationships; research misconduct; falsification and fabrication; plagiarism; authorship; human subjects in research; animals in scientific research.
John M. Staudenmeier, sj, The Politics and Ethics of Engineering (in press with pilot-project version for use in NSF-supported Greenfield Coalition ethics component at Focus: Hope, Detroit, MI). Other keywords for this: ethics and prudence; lying, deception; self-deception; pedagogy and the use of cases in teaching; incompetent superiors; professional responsibility; consulting relationships; professional societies; ethics support; workplace relationships; communication; research and cultural diversity; research misconduct; whistleblowing; research integrity; correcting errors in databases.
John M. Staudenmeier, sj, "Science and Technology: Who Gets a Say?" in Martin Bakker and Peter Kroes eds, Technological Development and Science in the Industrial Age: New Perspectives on the Science-Technology Relationship (Boston, Kluwer 1992): 205-230. Other keywords for this: lying, deception; professional responsibility; professional societies; research and cultural diversity.
Christelle Didier, "L'aérotrain ou la tragédie de Jean Bertin," in Christelle Didier, Annie Gireaux-Geneaux, and Bertrand Hériard Dubreuil. Ethique industrielle: Textes pour un débat, Editions De Boeck université, Bruxelles, 1998, pp. 323-337. Other keywords for this: ethics and prudence; self-deception; ethics and economics; invention.