DC-10 Case

A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Designed as a textbook for courses in ethics, this book provides the material needed to understand the accidents in which more that 700 people were killed - accidents that many believe were the result of unethical actions and inactions by individuals, organizations, and government agencies. An introduction to ethical analysis and discussions of the ethical responsibilities involved are also provided. The case study offers material for a sustained inquiry into every level of ethical responsibility reflecting the rich ethical complexity of actual events.The DC-10 Case presents these issues through a collection of original and published articles, excerpts from official accident reports, congressional hearings, and other writing on the DC-10. The authors allow the readers to examine the ethical issues of airline safety as they actually occur, taking account of the circumstances in which they arise.

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Utgivningsdatum:1992-08-04
Mått:152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791410882

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John H. Fielder and Douglas Birsch are both Associate Professors of Philosophy at Villanova University.

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"Ethics cases are seldom treated in sufficient detail, as this one is, to bring out the difficulties individuals in complex institutional settings face. The authors do address issues peculiar to the case (the FAA response) but the importance goes well beyond the case chosen." — Robert G. Price, Pennylvania State University

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Preface Introduction Ethical Analysis of Case StudiesJohn H. Fielder HISTORY AND EARLY WARNINGS 1. Regulatory and Institutional Framework 2. High Risks, Sinking FortunesJohn Newhouse 3. Floors, Doors, Latches, and LocksJohn Fielder 4. The 1970 Ground Testing IncidentPaul Eddy, Elaine Potter, and Bruce Page 5. National Transportation Safety Board Report on the Windsor Incident 6. The Applegate MemorandumPaul Eddy, Elaine Potter, and Bruce Page 7. Fat, Dumb, and Happy: The Failure of the FAAPaul Eddy, Elaine Potter, and Bruce Page 8. Compliance with Service Bulletin SB 52-37 9. Conclusions of the U.S. Senate Oversight Hearings and Investigation of the DC-10 Aircraft THE 1974 PARIS CRASH 10. French Government Report on the 1974 Paris Crash 11. Engineers Who Kill: Professional Ethics and the Paramountcy of Public SafetyKenneth Kipnis 12. Whistleblowing, Ethical Obligation, and the DC-10Douglas Birsch 13. What is Hamlet to McDonnell Douglas or McDonnell Douglas to Hamlet?: DC-10Peter French CommentaryHomer Sewell 14. Statement of John C. Brizendine, President, Douglas Aircraft Company, McDonnell Douglas Corporation THE 1979 CHICAGO CRASH 15. National Transportation Safety Board Report on the 1979 Chicago Crash 16. The DC-10: A Special ReportMcDonnell Douglas 17. Two Models of Professional ResponsibilityMartin Curd and Larry May THE 1989 SIOUX CITY CRASH 18. National Transportation Safety Board Report on the 1989 Sioux City Crash 19. The 1989 Sioux City CrashJohn Fielder THE AVIATION SAFETY SYSTEM 20. Statement of Ralph Nader 21. Aviation Safety: Management Improvement Needed in FAA's Airworthiness Directive Program 22. The FAA, the Carriers, and SafetyCharles Perrow 23. International Airline Passengers Association Critique of the DC-10 24. Moral Responsibility for EngineersKenneth D. Alpern CommentaryAndrew Oldenquist CommentarySamuel C. Florman Selected Bibliography Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Code of Ethics Index