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Time to think again?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Warner, Laverne |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Abstract | Time to think again Dear Sir—The pursuit for status and professional respect has been long continued and hopefully the title 'Chartered Engineer' is an improvement. A still further step forward could be achieved if engineers (electrical and others) had confidence in the role which they have to play in society. The opinion expressed in the editorial (7th March 1974 E&P, p. 133) was that misused and misdirected technology had caused our problems and that engineers would have to solve them. Written at the height of the energy crisis, it was intended to provoke awareness and response. That Prof. Lindsay has replied is satisfying (16th May 1974 E&P, p.382), but his argument that making comments about human values will be divisive and that personal views and professional skills should be separated is ostrich-like. Surely, if engineers are to gain status they must be prepared to express opinions and relate social and human values to the output of their professional skills? Would Prof. Lindsay suggest that members of the legal profession/police forces should refrain from discussing in their journals the merits or otherwise of the death sentence and breathalyser, or does he reason that to commit murder or drink and drive is personal and hence discussion would be divisive? Members were asked to consider the oath for applied scientists and engineers. If readers did find meaningful substance in the words expressed, this is rewarding, for although the original source is unknown by me, it is believed to be very old and yet apparently very relevant to today's important issues.—Yours faithfully, K.H.JACKSON 9 Wood Road, Tettenhall Wood Wolverhampton, England 30th April 1974 |
| Starting Page | 50 |
| Ending Page | 50 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 7971333 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Issue Number | 38 |
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| Journal | Nursing times |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
