The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions
(CSEP) is working with the newly revitalized National Institute for
Engineering Ethics (NIEE) to update our 1990 publication, Professional
Ethics and Engineering: A Resource Guide. Originally compiled
for NIEE by former CSEP librarian, Sohair Elbaz, the Resource
Guide covers books, articles, films, and other materials which
would be valuble both to academics teaching engineering ethics. There
will again be a listing of Key Resource Professionals in Engineering
Ethics, with up-do-date contact information. The Resource Guide
will strive to cover a wide range of materials, including writings
by engineers and engineering faculty as well as works by philosophers
and ethicists. All the materials will be reviewed by the staff of
CSEP to insure that it meets CSEP's and NIEE's criteria for inclusion.
We hope that our interdisciplinary perspective will benefit everyone
with a professional or personal interest in engineering ethics. The
Resource Guide highlights the fact that there is a wealth
of excellent material in the field; though engineering ethics does
not generally get the intense public attention that biomedical ehtics
or legal ethics attracts, there is nevertheless much engaging and
well-written work which deserves notice.
