The Philosopher
Michael Davis
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Schools:
- American philosophy
- Branchs:
- Professional Ethics, Philosophy of law, Political philosophy, Engineering ethics, Whistleblowing, Conflict of interest
- Period:
- 21st-century
The synopsis
Michael Davis (born 6 February 1943) is an American philosopher specializing in professional ethics. He is Professor of Philosophy at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Senior Fellow at its Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions. Davis is the author of several books, including *Accountability in the Professions* (1995), *Profession, Code, and Ethics* (2002), and *Engineering Ethics* (2005). Davis received his PhD in 1972 from the University of Michigan for a dissertation entitled "Representation and Consent: An Inquiry into the Foundations of Political Obligation." Before moving to the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1986, he taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois State University, and Case Western Reserve University. Davis's work in engineering ethics has won him four large grants from the National Science Foundation and an entry in *Who's Who in Science and Engineering*. His papers on whistleblowing and conflict of interest are often reprinted. He is the author of eight books and almost 200 articles and chapters, and editor (or co-editor) of five other books.
The works
Ethics and the Legal Profession
To Make the Punishment Fit the Crime
AIDS: Crisis in Professional Ethics
Accountability in the Professions
Justice in the Shadow of Death: Rethinking Capital and Lesser Punishments
Thinking like an Engineer
Ethics and the University
Conflict of Interest in the Professions
Profession, Code, and Ethics
Actual Social Contract and Political Obligation
Engineering Ethics
Code Writing: How Software Engineering Became a Profession
Ethics and the Legal Profession, 2nd ed
Thinking like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession
The Architect’s Professional Ethics: Readings and Problems
The quotes
I started out with nothing. I still have most of it.
We had all this kind of freedom and 'get out of your head' kind of stuff and at the same time, we were trying to establish ourselves in the business. These two things are really difficult to bring together.
When I joined the band, being that I was going to take this up as a profession, I realized that there were no two finer guitar players in the world that I'd rather play with.
We had all these things to deal with - houses full of people and John going to jail, guys from New York saying 'don't worry about anything.' So it was really confusing.
The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.
I had just broken up with my wife so I was searching for another way to live.
Nothing ever sounds quite the way it does when you're standing right in the middle of it.
I went over to say hi to Rob and he introduced me to Wayne and Fred. I had made a radical purchase of some brown Beatle boots. Wayne was like 'Where did you get those boots! Who is this guy?