Virtues in Biomedical Engineers
There are various was to determine how good or bad an engineer is. Some philosophers argue that it is the consequences that determine morality (consequentialism) while other seek morality through analyzing the thought process one under goes when reaching a moral conclusion(deontology). An alternative to these predominate action theories is virtue ethics that focuses on an individual’s ability to flourish and the character traits needed to achieve it. As engineers, there are various virtues that one needs to succeed. However, before identifying these traits one must understand the Aristotle’s framework, and then analyze their own field for specific traits needed. The field of specialty for this paper is biomedical engineering. …show more content…
When disappointing verification results return form the lab it is necessary for admit that a problem has occurred in the design or prototype and fix it early. A person with little veracity would most likely hide the results and not confront the issue distorting reality.
The only virtue unique to biomedical engineering is the virtue of humility. Since biomedical engineers create devices that directly alter life an environment that nurtures arrogance is created. This can easily become self-defeating if the engineer chooses to overlook details of a project because they had been on successful projects that saved countless lives. This would quickly lead to creating subpar devices. Through having humility, an engineer is innately more cautious with the work they do.
Through receiving a formal education, one has the ability to develop the intellectual virtue of techne or technical skills. Labs and design courses often aid this. Texas A&M has excelled in providing these opportunities to their students. However, one area for improvement is creating the opportunity to modeling prosthetics with a 3D modeling system and complete finite element analysis on these
There are various was to determine how good or bad an engineer is. Some philosophers argue that it is the consequences that determine morality (consequentialism) while other seek morality through analyzing the thought process one under goes when reaching a moral conclusion(deontology). An alternative to these predominate action theories is virtue ethics that focuses on an individual’s ability to flourish and the character traits needed to achieve it. As engineers, there are various virtues that one needs to succeed. However, before identifying these traits one must understand the Aristotle’s framework, and then analyze their own field for specific traits needed. The field of specialty for this paper is biomedical engineering. …show more content…
When disappointing verification results return form the lab it is necessary for admit that a problem has occurred in the design or prototype and fix it early. A person with little veracity would most likely hide the results and not confront the issue distorting reality.
The only virtue unique to biomedical engineering is the virtue of humility. Since biomedical engineers create devices that directly alter life an environment that nurtures arrogance is created. This can easily become self-defeating if the engineer chooses to overlook details of a project because they had been on successful projects that saved countless lives. This would quickly lead to creating subpar devices. Through having humility, an engineer is innately more cautious with the work they do.
Through receiving a formal education, one has the ability to develop the intellectual virtue of techne or technical skills. Labs and design courses often aid this. Texas A&M has excelled in providing these opportunities to their students. However, one area for improvement is creating the opportunity to modeling prosthetics with a 3D modeling system and complete finite element analysis on these