Animals, Ethics, and Engineering

Rosalyn W. Berne is the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and chair of the Department of Engineering and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia, USA, and co-directs the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science. As an ethics scholar, she explores the intersecting realms of emerging and converging technologies, science fiction and myth, and the links between the human and nonhuman worlds. Her publications include Nanotalk: Conversations with Scientists and Engineers about Ethics, Meaning, and Belief in the Development of Nanotechnology (2006); Waiting in the Silence (2012), a science fiction novel; When the Horses Whisper (2013); Creating Life from Life: Biotechnology and Science Fiction (2014); and Waking to Beauty (2016). Prof. Berne is a member of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Engineering Education.

• 1. Introduction: Considering Non-Human Animals in Engineering Ethics Education 2. The Ethical Quandary of Animal Well-being and Its Relevance for Engineers 3. Engineering in a Multispecies World: Animal Geographies, Ethics, and Place 4. Missing Voices: Non-human animals as stakeholders in engineering design 5. Bridging the divide: toward a holistic approach to animal ethics 6. The Value of Life: Resuscitation, Resurrection, and the Ethics of De-Extinction 7. Animal-Centered Technology and Sustainable Development: An Earth Odyssey 8. Ethical and Societal Issues Occasioned by Xenotransplantation 9. Understanding Ethical Issues Raised by Veterinary Medical AI 10. The 3Rs principles and genetic pain disenhancement 11. Animals and AI: The role of animals in AI research and application – an overview and ethical evaluation 12. Touchscreen Uses for Animals: Teaching Discrimination Tasks 13. An Investigation into the Encounter Between Social Robots and Animals 14. Lead a Horse to Water: Beach Ponies in the American South and the Cultivation of Ferality 15. Mechanical Symbiotes: Robotics in Coral Restoration 16. To See the Bees: Reflections of a Beekeeper on her Journey of Healing 17. Designing and Crafting Systems for Non-Human Animals: Inspirations from Elephants 18. Why Are Non-Human Animals Neglected in Engineering Ethics Education?