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Introducing survival ethics into engineering education and practice.

C Verharen¹, J Tharakan, G Middendorf

¹Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. cverharen@howard.edu

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Global life alteration necessitates survival ethics. This research explores changing ethical principles and proposes methods for global consensus on engineering ethics, grounded in experimental ethics and evolutionary theory.

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Area of Science:

Ethics
Synthetic Biology
Evolutionary Psychology

Background:

Humanity may gain the capacity to globally alter life due to advancements in synthetic biology, weapons of mass destruction, and climate change.
This potential necessitates an ethical framework that motivates global action for survival.
Existing interdisciplinary research in ethics, psychology, neuroscience, and evolutionary theory provides a foundation for developing such a framework.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a research program for understanding the evolution of ethical principles across time and cultures.
To suggest provisional motives and methods for achieving global consensus on engineering ethics.
To illustrate the application of experimental ethics in developing policies for survival.

Main Methods:

Analyzing cross-cultural ethical systems through the lens of evolutionary theory.
Examining university courses that integrate ethicists with scientists and engineers.
Developing and applying a model for translating educational theory into community action, based on aviation, medicine, and engineering practices.

Main Results:

Early-stage research suggests evolutionary influences on cross-cultural ethical systems, with implications for engineering education.
University courses successfully unite ethical theory and practice by bringing together ethicists, scientists, and engineers.
A model for translating educational theory into community action has been developed and applied.

Conclusions:

Experimental ethics, applying scientific principles to ethical studies, offers a model for policy development.
Connecting evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and ethics is crucial for developing reliable moral theories.
Translating engineering ethics education into community action through multidisciplinary teams can help assess the ethicality of prospective technologies.