Tragedy in the Gulf : a call for a new engineering ethic /
By: Catalano, George D. (George Dominic).
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BookSeries: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science: ; Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology, & society: # 15.Publisher: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, c2011Description: 1 electronic text (xiv, 79 p.) : ill., digital file.ISBN: 9781608456291 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Engineering ethics | Oil spills | System theory | Quantum theory -- Philosophy | Cosmology | BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 | Engineering ethics | Quantum mechanics | Complex systems | Eco-philosophy | Oil spillDDC classification: 620.0023 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-77).
1. Tragedy in the Gulf -- Summary -- Introduction -- A new ethic, where might we look -- A new ethic, why --
2. Tragedy unfolding -- Summary -- The lead-up -- The timeline -- Impact on Gulf communities -- Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill -- Remembering the Exxon Valdez -- Other historic oil spills -- Other contamination --
3. Engineering ethics -- Summary -- Introduction to engineering ethics -- Engineering ethics revisited -- Traditional applied ethics -- Engineering ethics and freedom -- Engineering ethics and chaos -- Engineering ethics and a morally deep world -- Engineering and globalism -- Engineering and love -- Engineering codes today -- Concluding thoughts --
4. Complex systems -- Summary -- Complex systems theory -- Linear systems -- Stationary systems -- Reductionism -- Equilibrium -- Perturbation theory -- Describing complex systems -- Concluding thoughts --
5. Quantum mechanics -- Summary -- Introduction -- Mind of a particle, mind of the universe -- Mechanical universe vs. quantum world -- Concluding thoughts --
6. Evolving principles of the universe -- Summary -- Introduction -- Laws of the evolving universe -- Differentiation -- Subjectivity -- Communion -- Fractal nature of the evolving laws -- Integration of the laws and applications -- Family gatherings -- Engineering design teams -- A simple ecosystem -- A native American nation in larger United States -- Concluding thoughts --
7. A new engineering ethic -- Summary -- A union of ideas: complex systems, quantum mechanics and the unfolding universe -- A new engineering ethic -- Reflecting on the Gulf tragedy --
8. Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Author's biography.
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The recent tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico and resultant ethical consequences for the engineering profession are introduced and discussed. The need for a new engineering ethic is identified and introduced based upon advancements in science, complex systems and eco-philosophy. Motivations for introducing a new ethic rather than modifying existing ethics are also discussed.
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