A New Engineering Ethic

Given a shift to a morally deep world paradigm, a new engineering code of conduct is outlined. The majority of existing codes are structured in similar if not identical ways with fundamental principles supported by fundamental canons. That same structure will be incorporated into the present work. For a morally deep world, the first fundamental canon and rule of practice is specified as  

Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the identified integral community. 

The fundamental difference between an ethical code based on a morally deep world versus the present codes is the replacement of the public by the identified integral community. The important difference this substitution makes can be seen in the following set of cases. 

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