Н.Ю. Игнатова
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The study of moral preferences of engineering students
© N.U. Ignatova
Nizhny Tagil Institute of Technology, Ural Federal University branch,
Nizhny Tagil, 622001, Russia
The main purpose of the article is to analyze the systems of engineer`s moral values and
to describe the results of this research from theoretical and empirical viewpoints. The
important idea of the empirical research is that it is conducted on a sample population –
the students majoring in engineering. The author analyzes what systems of moral values
the students consider important for an engineer: a conventional morality, ethical plural-
ism, moral absolutism, utilitarianism, hedonism, moral pluralism and how they explain
their choice.
Keywords
: engineering ethics, ethically justifiable behavior, justifiable engineer's behav-
ior, conventional morality, ethical pluralism, moral absolutism, utilitarianism, hedonism,
moral pluralism.
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Ignatova N.Yu.
, Dr. Sci. (Philos.), Professor of Humanities Education, Nizhny
Tagil Institute of Technology, Ural Federal University branch. Research interests include
anthropology, network and distance education. e-mail:
