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China, Engineering, and Ethics: A Sketch of the Landscape

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Editors:
  1. Rockwell F. Clancy

    1. Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

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  2. Qin Zhu

    1. Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

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  3. Xiaofeng Tang

    1. Tsinghua University, Haidian, China

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  • Describes the philosophical and psychological foundations of technology and engineering in China
  • Explains the educational and professional formation of engineers in China and abroad
  • Discusses political and policy contexts of technology and engineering in China

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Preface: Why China, Engineering, and Ethics?

    • Rockwell F. Clancy, Qin Zhu, Xiaofeng Tang
    Pages 1-7

  4. The Educational and Professional Formation of Engineers in China and Abroad

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Engineering Ethics Education in China I: History, Policies, and Resources

      • Xiaofeng Tang, Miao Liao
      Pages 45-53

    3. Engineering Ethics Education in China II: People, Places, and Challenges

      • Xiaowei Wang
      Pages 55-63

    4. Confucian Engineers: Professional Identity, Engineering Practices, and Ethical Ideals

      • Qin Zhu
      Pages 65-73

    5. Are Chinese Engineers in the Same Profession as Western Engineers? A Research Agenda

      • Michael Davis, Hengli Zhang
      Pages 75-82

  5. Political and Policy Contexts of Technology and Engineering in China

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Technical Governance in Contemporary China: Presenting the “Reconsideration Approach”

      • Yongmou Liu, Taicheng Tan
      Pages 85-91

    3. Engineering Ethics and China in Political Context

      • Carl Mitcham
      Pages 93-99

    4. What’s the Matter with “Trolley Problems” in China? “Catching Up” with the West Hampers Genuine Cultural Research

      • Chadwick Wang
      Pages 101-109
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About this book

China is a leading engineering country, fueling unprecedented global development. Technology and educational exchanges bring Chinese organizations, practitioners, and students together with similar groups from around the world. These collaborations depend on ethical and cultural considerations as much as technical expertise. To facilitate understanding and strengthen cooperation, this volume provides an overview of current research and discussions related to China, engineering, and ethics. It includes perspectives from experts in engineering and technology ethics with first-hand China experience.

This volume seeks to promote understandings of Chinese cultural and social contexts that are central to ethical engineering. By reading, discussing, and applying the knowledge contained in this volume, the hope is that scholars, policymakers, and (especially) engineers working in and/or with China will have a better understanding of Chinese culture and history, and how theseaffect practices surrounding engineering and technology. In turn, such understanding would lead to greater cooperation, better realizing the global benefits of ethical engineering.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

    Rockwell F. Clancy, Qin Zhu

  • Tsinghua University, Haidian, China

    Xiaofeng Tang

About the editors

Rockwell F Clancy Rockwell Clancy conducts research at the intersection of technology ethics, moral psychology, and Chinese philosophy. He explores how culture and education affect moral judgments, the causes of unethical behaviors, and what can be done to ensure more ethical behaviors regarding technology. Rockwell is a Research Scientist in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Before moving to Virginia, he was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. Rockwell holds a PhD from Purdue University, MA from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, and BA from Fordham University.

Qin Zhu
Dr. Zhu is Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Science, Technology & Society, the Department of Philosophy, and the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. Dr. Zhu is also servingas Associate Editor for Science and Engineering Ethics, Associate Editor for Studies in Engineering Education, Editor for International Perspectives at the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, Board of Directors Member of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, and Executive Committee Member of the International Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. Dr. Zhu's research interests include engineering ethics, global and international engineering education, engineering cultures, and the ethics of human-robot interaction and artificial intelligence.


Xiaofeng Tang
Xiaofeng “Denver” Tang is Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Engineering Education in the Institute of Education at Tsinghua University and Associate Director of Center for Engineering Education, Tsinghua University. He is Associate Editor for International Handbook of Engineering Education Research and Assistant Editor for Journal of Engineering Education, and a former chair for the Engineering Ethics Division of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Tang teaches and conducts interdisciplinary research in engineering ethics, international engineering education, and engineering cultures.    


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: China, Engineering, and Ethics: A Sketch of the Landscape

  • Editors: Rockwell F. Clancy, Qin Zhu, Xiaofeng Tang

  • Series Title: Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53464-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53463-8Published: 11 April 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53466-9Due: 12 May 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53464-5Published: 10 April 2024

  • Series ISSN: 1933-3633

  • Series E-ISSN: 1933-3641

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 109

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science and Technology Studies

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