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This study proposes Reflexive Principlism, a structured ethical reasoning model, as an effective approach for engineering ethics education. It enhances students' ability to make well-reasoned ethical decisions in engineering practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Engineering Education
  • Ethics
  • Moral Philosophy

Background:

  • A key objective in engineering education is to foster ethical decision-making skills aligned with professional codes.
  • Current methodologies for teaching engineering ethics lack a broadly adopted, effective model for developing ethical reasoning.
  • Existing approaches have not fully satisfied the need for robust ethical reasoning development in engineering students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for a principlist-based approach as a uniquely suitable model for engineering ethics education.
  • To introduce and explain Reflexive Principlism as a framework for ethical decision-making in engineering.
  • To demonstrate the integration of Reflexive Principlism with engineering reasoning methodologies and educational goals.

Main Methods:

  • The paper argues for the adoption of Reflexive Principlism, an ethical decision-making approach.
  • This approach involves an internalized, reflective, and iterative process of specifying, balancing, and justifying core ethical principles.
  • The application of these principles is contextualized within specific engineering case studies.

Main Results:

  • Reflexive Principlism offers a structured yet flexible framework for ethical reasoning in engineering.
  • The specification component allows for adaptation to diverse engineering contexts.
  • This approach aligns well with established engineering reasoning methods and educational objectives.

Conclusions:

  • Reflexive Principlism is a highly suitable model for engineering ethics education.
  • It enhances students' capacity for well-reasoned ethical decision-making in their professional practice.
  • The model effectively bridges ethical theory with practical engineering application.