Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem EngineeringElsevier, 2011 M04 1 - 408 pages Biomedical Ethics for Engineers provides biomedical engineers with a new set of tools and an understanding that the application of ethical measures will seldom reach consensus even among fellow engineers and scientists. The solutions are never completely technical, so the engineer must continue to improve the means of incorporating a wide array of societal perspectives, without sacrificing sound science and good design principles.Dan Vallero understands that engineering is a profession that profoundly affects the quality of life from the subcellular and nano to the planetary scale. Protecting and enhancing life is the essence of ethics; thus every engineer and design professional needs a foundation in bioethics. In high-profile emerging fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and green engineering, public concerns and attitudes become especially crucial factors given the inherent uncertainties and high stakes involved. Ethics thus means more than a commitment to abide by professional norms of conduct. This book discusses the full suite of emerging biomedical and environmental issues that must be addressed by engineers and scientists within a global and societal context. In addition it gives technical professionals tools to recognize and address bioethical questions and illustrates that an understanding of the application of these measures will seldom reach consensus even among fellow engineers and scientists. · Working tool for biomedical engineers in the new age of technology· Numerous case studies to illustrate the direct application of ethical techniques and standards· Ancillary materials available online for easy integration into any academic program |
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... increase its expectations for the engineer's skills in applying mathematics and the physical sciences to address the growing challenges of human development, with a simultaneous understanding of the social sciences to modulate designs ...
... increase its expectations for the engineer's skills in applying mathematics and the physical sciences to address the growing challenges of human development, with a simultaneous understanding of the social sciences to modulate designs ...
Page xiii
... increased perceived risk. In the course pre-test, I have asked my students for some years to now answer a number of questions as evidence. The first two questions on the exam are: 1. The compound dihydrogenmonoxide has several ...
... increased perceived risk. In the course pre-test, I have asked my students for some years to now answer a number of questions as evidence. The first two questions on the exam are: 1. The compound dihydrogenmonoxide has several ...
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... increased societal expectations. Kristina Johnson, Dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, characterized the engineer's future obligation to society: [A]s an engineering dean, I'd argue that it is our responsibility as ...
... increased societal expectations. Kristina Johnson, Dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, characterized the engineer's future obligation to society: [A]s an engineering dean, I'd argue that it is our responsibility as ...
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... increase in supply would disrupt the equilibrium. The same connotation of “balance” is seen in the usage of ... increase in demand results in a relative increase in price and quantity needed to reach a new equilibrium point on the supply ...
... increase in supply would disrupt the equilibrium. The same connotation of “balance” is seen in the usage of ... increase in demand results in a relative increase in price and quantity needed to reach a new equilibrium point on the supply ...
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... increase capital; and increasing input means more output, i.e., more economic growth. Depreciation on capital stock yields less output. The term sustainability in economics is similar to the concept of environmental sustainability. In ...
... increase capital; and increasing input means more output, i.e., more economic growth. Depreciation on capital stock yields less output. The term sustainability in economics is similar to the concept of environmental sustainability. In ...
Contents
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Human Enhancement | 103 |
Chapter 4 The Bioethical Engineer | 139 |
Chapter 5 Bioethical Research and Technological Development | 167 |
Chapter 6 Bioethical Success and Failure | 201 |
Chapter 7 Analyzing Bioethical Success and Failure | 231 |
Chapter 9 Sustainable Bioethics | 291 |
Chapter 10 Engineering Wisdom | 327 |
Practical Bioethics | 343 |
Appendix 1 National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics for Engineers | 357 |
Appendix 2 Biomedical Engineering Society Code of Ethics | 363 |
Glossary of Terms Likely to Be Encountered in Bioethical Decision Making | 365 |
Name Index | 395 |
Subject Index | 397 |
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Page 135 - Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then said I, 'Here am I; send me.
Page 286 - That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because in the opinion of others, to do so would be wise, or even right.
Page 286 - The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.
Page 135 - And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; And see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, And make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Page 133 - In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.
Page 358 - CANONS 1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties. 2. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence. 3. Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
Page 9 - The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. The brain is deeper than the sea, For, hold them, blue to blue, The one the other will absorb, As sponges, buckets do. The brain is just the weight of God, For, lift them, pound for pound, And they will differ, if they do, As syllable from sound.
Page 373 - Pharmacopeia, or any supplement to them, (2) intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, in man or other animals...
Page 70 - The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.