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The final chapter will be concerned with the future prospects for increasing the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility by engineers, particularly in an extended time frame. Each of the themes of the preceding chapters will be addressed followed by consideration of some underlying issues. The key suggestions will include: broadening of the intellectual basis of engineering education; inclusion of the promotion of peace as an internal good of engineering; seeking close cooperation with other professionals, particularly in healthcare; engagement with UN initiatives beyond the Millennium Development Goals; development of business models that promote the ethical practice of engineering; and increased involvement of engineers in social and political movements. Most important of all, the future ethical practice of engineering requires the acceptance and expression of responsibility by every engineer.

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    The Sermon on the Mount provides a summary of New Testament ethical teaching (Gospel of Matthew, Chaps. 5, 6 and 7).

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    Though the psychological damage is less, it is worth noting that empathetic civilians elsewhere whose lives are disturbed and disrupted by the developmental testing of such drones also suffer trauma from knowledge of their ultimate use [12].

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Bowen, W.R. (2014). Future Perspectives. In: Engineering Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04096-7_8

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