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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by Aaronstotle on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @02:55PM (#23920345)
I think Ethics/Ethical Theory class from a philosophy department should be added as well.
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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by grandmczeb on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:59PM (#23922067)
Why? The engineering department version of ethics was a required class at my undergrad and it was a total waste of time.
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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by mcguire on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @06:32PM (#23922307)
Henry Petroski claims that engineering ethics was founded on the principle that an engineer should not compete with another engineer on the basis of price.

A good philosophical ethics class is mostly uncomfortable...

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Re:Consider getting a “DIY” degree online instead of a tradi... by mnemonicsloth on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @09:18PM (#23923274)
Adam Smith:

> People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.

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