Confessions of a Shoveler: STS Subcultures and Engineering Ethics

Autor/in	Herkert, Joseph R.
Titel	Confessions of a Shoveler: STS Subcultures and Engineering Ethics
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 26 (2006) 5, S.410-418 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467606293331
Schlagwörter	Science and Society; Subcultures; Engineering; Ethics; Scholarship; Activism; Ethical Instruction; Engineering Technology; Moral Issues + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Subculture; Subkultur; Maschinenbau; Ethik; Scholarships; Stipendium; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Maschinenbautechnik; Moraltheorie
Abstract	Mainstream science, technology, and society scholars have shown little interest in engineering ethics, one going so far as to label engineering ethics activists as "shit shovelers." Detachment from engineering ethics on the part of most STS scholars is related to a broader and long-standing split between the scholar-oriented and activist-oriented wings of STS. This article discusses the various STS "subcultures" and argues that the much-maligned activist STS subculture is far more likely than the mainstream scholar subculture to have a significant impact on engineering ethics education and practice. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10