TY - BOOK AU - Schultz-Bergin,Marcus ED - Open Textbook Library TI - The Primacy of the Public T2 - Open textbook library SN - 9781936323883 AV - B72 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Humanities KW - Textbooks KW - Philosophy KW - Engineering and Technology N1 - I. Foundations of Engineering Ethics -- II. The Principles of Ethical Design -- III. Cases & Activities -- IV. Writing Advice & Strategies N2 - The Primacy of the Public presents a framework for engineering and technology ethics focused around three core ethical principles: the principle of welfare, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle. To support this framework, the book begins with an examination of multiple perspectives we may take on engineering and technology, all of which support the centrality of ethical analysis and evaluation. These include the nature of engineering as a profession, the social context of engineering and technology, and the view that many technologies constitute social experiments UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1088 ER -