CHEP 582 Chemical Enginering Ethics PArt 1 (1) (1)

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CHEP 582

LAWS AND ETHICS FORCHEMICAL ENGINEERS-Introduction

Engr Lina D. dela Cruz

Chemical Engineering Department

Technological Institute of the Philippines


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Engineering and Moral Complexity

Moral values are embedded in theEngineering process itself rather than

merely imposed on it by external rulesand laws.

Ethical issues arise as a productdevelops from a mental concept to

physical completion


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Engineers encounter both moraland technical problems; likeencountering variability in thematerials available to them, thequality of work by co-workers at alllevels, pressures imposed by time

and the whims of the marketplace,and relationships of authority withincorporations.


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Defining Ethics

Ethics - refers to an area of

inquiry. It is the activity ofunderstanding moral values,resolving moral issues, and

justifying moral judgments. It is

also the discipline or area of studyresulting to that activity.


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Defining Ethics

In a second sense, ethics - refers

to the particular beliefs or attitudesconcerning morality that areendorsed by specific groups orindividuals


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Defining Ethics

In a third sense, the word ethics

are synonyms for morallycorrect.


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Engineering Ethics

Engineering ethics is the study ofthe moral values, issues, and decisions

involved in engineering practice.

The moral values take many forms,including responsibilities, ideals,character traits, social policies, and

relationships desirable for individuals andcorporations engaged in technologicaldevelopment


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Engineering Ethics

Engineering ethics - consists of

the requirements specified in thecurrently accepted engineeringcodes of ethics. It also refers to theactual conduct of individuals who

are engineers.


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Engineering Ethics

Engineering ethics also means the setof justified moral principles of obligation,

rights and ideals that ought to beendorsed, as they apply generally and toengineering in particular, by thoseengaged in engineering. Clarifying such

principles and applying them to concretesituations is the central goal ofengineering ethics as an area of study.


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What is Morality?

-concerns right and wrong, good

and bad, the rules to be followed-it is about reasons centered in

respect for other people as well asourselves, reasons that involve

caring for their good as well as ourown.


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Morality

Moral reasons involve respecting

their rights, keeping promises,avoiding cheating and dishonesty.


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Morality

Morality also concern caring for

others by sometimes being willingto help them (especially when theyare in distress), showing gratitudefor favors, and emphathizing with

their suffering


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Morality

Moral reasons e tend to concern

for minimizing suffering to animalsand damage to the environment


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Moral Dilemmas and Related Issues

Moral reasons are many and varied andthey frequently in conflict creating moraldilemmas.

Moral dilemmas- are situations in whichtwo or more moral obligations, duties, rights,goods or ideals come in conflict with oneanother.

It is also possible for one moral principle tohave two or more incompatible applications in agiven situation


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Moral DilemmaBecause moral principles can conflict,

it is often difficult or impossible toformulate rules that are absolute, that isnever have a justified exception.

They have justified exceptions whenthey conflict with other rules that aremore important in the situation.


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Moral Dilemma

Resolving moral dilemmas

involves good moral judgment inweighing conflicting moral reasons,but frequently it involves severalrelated tasks: Conceptual

clarification, factual inquiries,and resolution of interpersonaldisagreements


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Moral Dilemma

Conceptual clarification is theelucidation of moral ideas and morally

relevant notions. In general, moral ideas,like most ideas in everyday life, containareas of vagueness (lack of clearmeaning) and ambiguity (two or more

meanings) that need to be dealt with.


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Moral Dilemma

Factual inquiries are inquiries

into the facts relevant to resolvingparticular moral issues. These areengineering, scientific, financial, orlegal matters, as they are brought

to bear on resolving moraldilemmas.


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Moral Dilemma

Interpersonal disagreements

are controversies among persons orgroups about how to understandand resolve moral dilemmas.


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Ethics and Professionalism

Engineers create products andprocesses to improve foodproduction, shelter, energy,communication, transportation,health, protection against naturalcalamities-and to enhance the

convenience and beauty of oureveryday lives.


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They make possible spectacularhuman triumphs once they dreamedof in myths and science fiction.


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Almost a century in From the Earthto the Moon, Jules Verne (father ofScience and fiction)imaginedAmerican space travelers beinglaunched from Florida, circling themoon, and returning to splash down

in the Pacific Ocean.


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In December 1968,three astronautsaboard an Apollospacecraft did exactly

that. Seven monthslater, on July 20,1969, Neil Armstrongtook the first humansteps on the moon.


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This extraordinary event was sharedwith millions of earthbound peoplewatching the live broadcast ontelevision.

Engineering had transformed oursense of connection with the

cosmos and even dreams of routinespace travel for ordinary citizen.


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Most technology, however, has doubleimplications. As it creates benefits itraises new moral challenges.

Technological risks however should notovershadow technological benefits, andethics involve appreciating the manypositive dimensions of engineering that so

deeply enriching our lives.

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