2023-02-15 12:22 Tags: # Introduction ## W10 Industry Lecture 2 bonus marks for industry lecture attendance. 5 for good questions and engagement!  ## What is Ethics? A system of moral principles.  > "Ethics is knowing the difference between what we have the right to do and what is right to do" ## Personal vs Professional Ethics No clear distinction. Many personal principles can apply to engineering. Professional involve choices on an *organisational* level. Complexity may not be found in personal ethics. ## Ethics vs. Law Not identical. ### Legal but unethical releasing unregulated but likely toxic waste. ### Ethical but illegal If law hasn't caught up with science, might be illegal to use substances/devices that are actually ethical.  [^1] --- # References [^1]: https://slidetodoc.com/tel-2813is-2820-security-management-legal-ethical-issues/