Engineering Ethics: Ontology and Politics

Eddie Conlon

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Engineering Ethics: Ontology and Politics

Eddie Conlon

Technological University Dublin

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Abstract

"Ontology...acts as both gatekeeper and bouncer for methodology” (Archer 1995: 22). This exploratory paper, through a focus on the relationship between structure and agency, examines the underlying social ontologies informing the teaching, and researching of the teaching, of engineering ethics. It argues that current approaches are deficient and that Critical Realism can provide the basis for a more robust and inclusive research agenda for understanding engineering practice and the teaching of engineering ethics.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d7wv4d
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Research in Engineering Education Symposium - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 1 Jul 2015 → 31 Jul 2015

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Conference	Research in Engineering Education Symposium
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	1/07/15 → 31/07/15

Keywords

ontology
methodology
structure
agency
social ontologies
teaching
researching
engineering ethics
Critical Realism
engineering practice

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