1st Edition
Design Ethics in Practice A Procedural Method for Architects and Built Environment Professionals
Prologue: Why Design Needs Ethics. 1. The Architecture of Ethics: From Aristotle to the Belmont Report. 2. Respect for Persons: Duty, Autonomy, and Truth in Design. 3. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence: Consequence and the Ethics of Impact. 4. Justice as Fairness: The Distribution of Benefits and Burdens. 5. Institutionalization: The Design Ethics Board (DEB). 6. Pedagogy, Reproduction, and Ethical Method. 7. The Moral Life of Materials. Epilogue: The Courage to Decide. Appendix Overview: Ethics as Procedural Infrastructure. Appendix A: Core Procedures (Templates). Appendix B: Governance Documents for the Design Ethics Board (DEB). Appendix C: Pedagogy Tools.
Biography
Jeffrey W. Bulger is an emeritus professor of bioethics and humanities and a certified healthcare ethics consultant whose work examines how moral principles become operational procedures in complex institutions. Trained in philosophy, religious studies, and engineering, he works with ethical frameworks—Kantian autonomy, Millian proportionality, and Rawlsian justice—across governance, pedagogy, and professional practice.
