This book looks to establish worldwide technical and ethical standards of engineering as an occupation. The author is the most senior thinker in this field and has spent much of his career developing this thesis.

PrefacePart I: Distinguishing Engineering from other ProfessionsProfessionEngineering—From Chicago to Shantou Why Architects Are Not EngineersDistinguishing Chemists from EngineersWill Software Engineers ever be Engineers? Engineering and Business Management: The Odd CouplePart II: The Study of Engineering as a ProfessionMethodological Problems in the Study of EngineeringProfession as a Lens for Studying TechnologyPart III: Professional Responsibility of Engineers“Ain’t No One Here But Us Social Forces”Engineering Ethics, Individuals, and Organizations “Social Responsibility” of EngineersMacro-, Micro-, and Meso-Ethics Doing the MinimumRe-inventing the Wheel: “Global Engineering Ethics”In Praise of Emotion in EngineeringPart IV: Engineering’s GlobalismThe Whistle Not Blown: WV, Diesels, and Engineers Three Nuclear Disasters and a Hurricane: ReflectionsEthical Issues in the Global Arms IndustryTemporal Limits on What Engineers Can DoEpilogueA Research Agenda