The DC-10 Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and SocietyJohn Fielder, Douglas Birsch 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. |
Contents
The 1970 Ground Testing Incident | 83 |
National Transportation Safety Board Report | 93 |
The Applegate Memorandum | 101 |
The Failure of the | 109 |
Compliance with Service Bulletin SB 5237 | 125 |
Conclusions of the U S Senate Oversight Hearings | 127 |
French Government Report on the 1974 Paris Crash | 135 |
Professional Ethics and the | 143 |
A Special Report | 227 |
Two Models of Professional Responsibility | 237 |
National Transportation Safety Board Report | 247 |
The 1989 Sioux City Crash | 265 |
Statement of Ralph Nader | 277 |
Management Improvement Needed | 289 |
The FAA the Carriers and Safety | 299 |
International Airline Passengers Association | 307 |
Whistleblowing Ethical Obligation and the DC10 | 161 |
What is Hamlet to McDonnel Douglas or | 177 |
Commentary | 193 |
Statement of John C Brizendine President Douglas | 199 |
National Transportation Safety Board Report | 207 |
Moral Responsibility for Engineers | 315 |
Commentary | 327 |
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The DC-10 Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society John H. Fielder Limited preview - 1992 |
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