Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes

The goal of responsible engineers is the creation of useful and safe technological products and commitment to public health, while respecting the autonomy of the clients and the public. Because engineers often face moral dilemma to resolve such issues, different engineers have chosen different cours...

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Main Authors:	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain, Ambali, Abdul Rauf
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Language:	English
Published:	Springerlink 2009
Subjects:	BJ1188 Religious ethics
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spelling	iium-24442013-06-27T03:40:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2444/ Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain Ambali, Abdul Rauf BJ1188 Religious ethics The goal of responsible engineers is the creation of useful and safe technological products and commitment to public health, while respecting the autonomy of the clients and the public. Because engineers often face moral dilemma to resolve such issues, different engineers have chosen different course of actions depending on their respective moral value orientations. Islam provides a value based mechanism rooted in the Maqasid al-Shari‘ah (the objectives of Islamic law). This mechanism prioritizes some values over others and could help resolve the moral dilemmas faced in engineering. This paper introduces the Islamic interpretive-evaluative maxims to two core issues in engineering ethics: genetically modified foods and whistleblowing. The study aims primarily to provide problem solving maxims within the Maqasid al-Shari‘ah matrix through which such moral dilemmas in science and engineering could be studied and resolved. Springerlink 2009-11-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2444/1/fulltext.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain and Ambali, Abdul Rauf (2009) Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes. Science and Engineering Ethics, 17 (1). pp. 133-147. ISSN 1353-3452(Print), 1471-5546 (Online) http://www.springerlink.com/content/f5775jgr4472q679/ DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9185-7
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description	The goal of responsible engineers is the creation of useful and safe technological products and commitment to public health, while respecting the autonomy of the clients and the public. Because engineers often face moral dilemma to resolve such issues, different engineers have chosen different course of actions depending on their respective moral value orientations. Islam provides a value based mechanism rooted in the Maqasid al-Shari‘ah (the objectives of Islamic law). This mechanism prioritizes some values over others and could help resolve the moral dilemmas faced in engineering. This paper introduces the Islamic interpretive-evaluative maxims to two core issues in engineering ethics: genetically modified foods and whistleblowing. The study aims primarily to provide problem solving maxims within the Maqasid al-Shari‘ah matrix through which such moral dilemmas in science and engineering could be studied and resolved.
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author	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain Ambali, Abdul Rauf
author_facet	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain Ambali, Abdul Rauf
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title	Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes
title_short	Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes
title_full	Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes
title_fullStr	Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes
title_full_unstemmed	Dissolving the Engineering Moral Dilemmas Within the Islamic Ethico-Legal Praxes
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