Building on Goodness: The Spirit in Engineering

Abstract: From both historical and logical perspectives, we trace and analyze the condensation process of the spirit in engineering. By drawing on Merton 􀆳 s definition and analysis of the scientific spirit, we attempt to provide a definition of the engineering spirit and distill its core and framework. It is pointed out that the term “ craftsman spirit ” in the Chinese context is a comprehensive expression of related foreign consciousness that has undergone the domestication of the Chinese language. It has its specific group of carriers and cannot be simply understood or transferred to the concept of engineering spirit. The spirit of engineering has been historically iterated and refined under the nourishment of the spirit of craftsmanship, the spirit of science, the spirit of entrepreneurship, the spirit of business and the spirit of humanity, as well as in the development of the engineering profession and engineering professional organizations and the growth of the group of engineers. Combining Merton 􀆳 s explanation and construction of the scientific spirit, based on the ASME Code of Ethics of Engineers, which was first established in 1976 and last revised in 2012, And take the IEEE Code of Ethics of the highly representative engineering professional organization, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the release of the “ Code of Engineering Ethics of the Chinese Chemical Society ” by the Chinese Chemical Society on February 24, 2021 as examples to demonstrate that the scientific spirit is based on epistemology and takes “ truth ” as its core; The engineering spirit is based on Highlights