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Bioengineering, as the decisive extension of engineering action to human life itself, constitutes a fundamental enlargement of the technical realm, and calls for a commensurate expansion of ethical reflection. In fact, the engineering profession has been actively pursuing the development of new ethical codes, and the promotion of ethics by bioengineers both in the United States and on the international level deserves philosophical recognition and support.
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Carl Mitcham is Associate Professor of Philosophy and of Science, Technology, and Society at Pennsylvania State University. His previous publications include Philosophy and Technology (1972, 1983), Philosophy and Technology II (1984), and ¿Qué es la filosofía de la tecnología? (1989).
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Mitcham, C. Ethics in bioengineering. J Bus Ethics 9, 227–231 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382648
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382648