Biomedical Ethics for Engineers - 9780750682275

Biomedical Ethics for EngineersEthics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering\nAuthor(s): Daniel A. Vallero\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Academic Press Inc.(London) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780750682275, 978-0750682275\nSynopsis\nBiomedical Ethics for Engineers provides biomedical engineers with a new set of tools and an understanding that the application of ethical measures will seldom reach consensus even among fellow engineers and scientists. The solutions are never completely technical, so the engineer must continue to improve the means of incorporating a wide array of societal perspectives, without sacrificing sound science and good design [url] Vallero understands that engineering is a profession that profoundly affects the quality of life from the subcellular and nano to the planetary scale. Protecting and enhancing life is the essence of ethics; thus every engineer and design professional needs a foundatio.