The ethics of modelling

被引：2

作者：

Rabins, MJ ^{[1
]}

Harris, CE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT PHILOSOPHY,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843

来源：

CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE | 1997年 / 5卷 / 04期

关键词：

catastrophe theory; conceptual representations; dynamic modelling; ethics; fuzzy models; modelling errors; professionalism; system models;

D O I：

10.1016/S0967-0661(97)00032-4

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

This paper considers the professional responsibilities and ethical issues associated with engineering modelling. The ethical issues are first delineated. Several engineering cases of faulty modelling (and their disastrous consequences) are next presented, with suggestions as to how greater sensitivity to ethical considerations might have prevented the problems, The issues are then extended to large-scale economic system modelling with an example taken from the recent past of engineering-economic system modelling. Conclusions are made regarding the essential importance of the connections between modelling and ethics. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

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页码：519 / 526

页数：8