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- Title
- University Research and the Wages of Commerce.
- Creator
- Davis, Michael
- Date
- 2006, 1991
- Publisher
- Notre Dame Law School
- Description
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This is a response to a talk given by Ralph Nader on "The Relationship Between the University and Business and Industry." The author...
Show moreThis is a response to a talk given by Ralph Nader on "The Relationship Between the University and Business and Industry." The author acknowledges that a problems do come up when universities have close ties with industry. However, the author explores the reality of these partnerships through some examples of his own experience at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Journal of College and University Law, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1991. pp. 29-38.
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- The Usefulness of Moral Theory in Practical Ethics: A Question of Comparative Cost (A Response to Harris)
- Creator
- Davis, Michael
- Date
- 2009, 2009
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- Description
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I find myself agreeing with almost everything in Harris’s defense of moral theory except the end: moral theories can often be useful in...
Show moreI find myself agreeing with almost everything in Harris’s defense of moral theory except the end: moral theories can often be useful in resolving moral dilemmas. Both students and practitioners of practical ethics should be constantly reminded of this, because in practical ethics we need all of the help we can get. If (as it seems) these two sentences state the conclusion, Harris has committed a non sequitur. While making a good argument for the general usefulness of moral theory in practical ethics, he has not made any argument for its usefulness to students or practitioners as such. He has simply assumed that what is true of some who engage in practical ethics is true of students and practitioners in particular. In theory, of course, moral theory should be useful even to students and practitioners, helping them to identify issues they might have overlooked, to seek information they might otherwise not have thought relevant, and to formulate courses of action that might not otherwise have occurred to them. In practice, however, moral theory will seldom, if ever, be useful (or, at least, useful enough). We do not (as Harris claims) need all the help we can get in practical ethics. What we need is all the help we can get at reasonable cost. We should only invest the time and effort needed to learn and use moral theory when the investment is no greater than for an otherwise equally useful alternative. Since there is at least one equally useful alternative requiring much less investment, the time and effort students and practitioners would have to invest in moral theory will (in general) be much greater than necessary for their purposes. So, neither students nor practitioners need moral theory.
Teaching Ethics Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp. 69-78
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- Title
- Doing the Minimum as an Alternative to Exercising Reasonable Care in a Professional Role
- Creator
- Davis, Michael
- Date
- 2008, 2000
- Description
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In the second edition of ENGINEERING ETHICS:CASES AND CONCEPTS (Wadsworth, 2000), Harris, Pritchard, and Rabins distinguish three conceptions...
Show moreIn the second edition of ENGINEERING ETHICS:CASES AND CONCEPTS (Wadsworth, 2000), Harris, Pritchard, and Rabins distinguish three conceptions of professional responsibility: the "minimalist," the "reasonable care" and the "good works". Of the minimalist conception, they say (among other things) that it "holds that engineers have a duty to conform to the standard operating procedures of their profession and to fulfill the basic duties of their job defied by the terms of their employment." (p.101). In contrast, the reasonable care conception "moves beyond the minimalist view's concern to 'stay out of trouble'. (p.103) I will argue that this distinction is incoherent, that the "minimalist conception" (so defined) necessarily includes not only reasonable care but at least some of what Harris, Pritchard, and Rabins classify as "good works". I conclude with a suggestion for what they might say instead about a certain "minimalist attitude" one finds in business (though it truth, it should be called "sub-minimalist".
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Professional and Practical Ethics (A.P.P.E.), Washington, DC, February 26, 2000.
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- Title
- The Engineering Significance of Limit Analysis
- Creator
- Hodge, Philip G. Jr.
- Date
- 2011-05-12, 1958-04
- Publisher
- Department of Mechanics, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Description
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By definition, the limit load on a structure is the unique magnitude of the given loads under which a structure can first deform if it is made...
Show moreBy definition, the limit load on a structure is the unique magnitude of the given loads under which a structure can first deform if it is made of a rigid-perfectly plastic material. The significance of the limit load for a structure made of a real material is discussed in relation to a simple truss.
Sponsorship: Contract No. Nonr 140604
This research was sponsored by the federal government. The appropriate Department of Defense database, DTIC Online Access Controlled, was consulted prior to submission to confirm that the report has no distribution limitations and may therefore be made available to the public online.
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- Title
- Professional Responsibility for Harmful Actions
- Creator
- Curd, Martin, May, Larry
- Date
- 2009, 1984
- Publisher
- Kendalll/Hunt Publishing Company
- Description
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This module discusses the professional responsibility for harmful action, and the legal and moral duty of due care to avoid harming others or...
Show moreThis module discusses the professional responsibility for harmful action, and the legal and moral duty of due care to avoid harming others or risking their harm. The module discusses the relations and differences between legal and moral duty to avoid causing harm, and the differences between intentional and unintentional harm. The author uses examples and cases to illustrate different types of negligence that can occur in the engineering profession, and includes commentary and discussion questions. Includes a bibliography of related materials and legal cases.
Sponsorship: Exxon Education Foundation
The Module Series in Applied Ethics was produced by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions in under a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation. This series is intended for use in a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in such areas as science and/or technology public policy, and professional ethics courses in engineering, business, and computer science.
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- Title
- Professionalism Means Putting Your Profession First
- Creator
- Davis, Michael
- Date
- 2007, 1988
- Publisher
- Georgetown School of Law
- Description
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Ask a lawyer what "professionalism" means and you are likely to hear that professionalism means putting your client first or acting as an...
Show moreAsk a lawyer what "professionalism" means and you are likely to hear that professionalism means putting your client first or acting as an officer of the court. Only rarely will a lawyer say that professionalism means putting justice first. Never, I think, will a lawyer even suggest that professionalism means putting your profession first. Yet this is the thesis of this paper. The paper has three parts. Section I makes certain distinctions necessary to prevent misunderstanding my thesis. Section II and III develop the thesis into a conception of professionalism. Sections IV and V use that conception to help with the most difficult of undertakings, justifying professional discipline to someone convicted of professional misconduct which harmed neither her client nor an identifiable third party.
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Vol. 2, Issue 1. Summer 1988. pp.341-357.
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- Title
- Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger, Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1979-1981
- Date
- 1979-1981
- Description
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Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science...
Show morePhotograph of Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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- Robert Arzbaecher with smart pacemaker, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1979-1987
- Date
- 1979-1987
- Description
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Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and...
Show morePhotograph of Robert Arzbaecher of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering) holding a smart pacemaker, potentially an external pacemaker used in conjunction with the swallowable pill electrode Arzbaecher developed for use in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia, ca. 1975-1985
- Date
- 1975-1985
- Description
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Photograph of an implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical...
Show morePhotograph of an implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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- Pill electrode for the study of cardiac arrhythmia, 1979-1981
- Date
- 1979-1981
- Description
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Photograph of a swallowable pill electrode used in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia, including an Aspirin tablet for size...
Show morePhotograph of a swallowable pill electrode used in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia, including an Aspirin tablet for size comparison. The pill electrode was developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Light Drawing With Folded Paper
- Creator
- Lerner, Nathan, 1913-1997
- Date
- 1940
- Description
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Photograph of cut and folded paper used as a means to experiment with light and shadow. Title, date, and signature inscribed on verso....
Show morePhotograph of cut and folded paper used as a means to experiment with light and shadow. Title, date, and signature inscribed on verso. Numbered img1136, 026.087.3.06, #42.1.2, and 2886? on verso of photograph.
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- Nathan Lerner photographs, 1935-1980
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- The Landings in North Africa November 1942
- Creator
- Moran, Charles
- Date
- 1993, 1993
- Publisher
- Naval Historical Center, Dept. of the Navy,
- Title
- Benny Goodman receiving the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque from IIT Provost Sidney Guralnick, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980
- Date
- 1980
- Description
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Photograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in...
Show morePhotograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in 1923 as a high school sophomore while also playing the clarinet in a dance hall band. The legendary orchestra conductor and jazz musician received an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT in 1968. Photographer unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
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- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four...
Show morePhotograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970
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- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding...
Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970
- Title
- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding...
Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970
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- Henry Heald, 1937
- Date
- 1937
- Description
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Portrait of Dean Henry T. Heald taken the year he was named as Acting President of Armour Institute of Technology after the resignation of Dr....
Show morePortrait of Dean Henry T. Heald taken the year he was named as Acting President of Armour Institute of Technology after the resignation of Dr. Willard E. Hotchkiss. Heald would be named President of Armour Tech shortly after, and remained President of Armour Tech and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology, until 1952. Photograpger unknown.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of...
Show morePhotograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus. Student protests took place following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970
- Title
- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding...
Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970
- Title
- Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1970
- Description
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Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding...
Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.
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- John T. Rettaliata student protest photographs, 1970