Religious Studies Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469-1530, USA.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2009 Dec;15(4):563-76. doi: 10.1007/s11948-009-9129-2. Epub 2009 Apr 10.
In 1998, a lead researcher at a Midwestern university submitted as his own a document that had 64 instances of strings of 10 or more words that were identical to a consultant's masters thesis and replicated a data chart, all of whose 16 entries were identical to three and four significant figures. He was fired because his actions were wrong. Curiously, he was completely unable to see that his actions were wrong. This phenomenon is discussed in light of recent advances in neuroscience and used to argue for a change in the standard way engineering ethics is taught. I argue that engineering ethics is better taught in the form of a design course in order to maximize "somatic" learning.
1998 年，一位中西部大学的首席研究员提交了一份文件，其中有 64 处字符串，长度为 10 个或更多单词，与顾问的硕士论文完全相同，并复制了一个数据表，其中所有 16 个条目与三个和四个有效数字完全相同。他被解雇了，因为他的行为是错误的。奇怪的是，他完全无法认识到自己的行为是错误的。本文结合神经科学的最新进展对此现象进行了讨论，并以此为依据，提倡改变目前教授工程伦理的标准方式。我认为，为了最大限度地提高“躯体”学习，工程伦理最好以设计课程的形式教授。
