Virtue ethics emphasizes character over rules. For engineers, key virtues include competence, honesty, courage, fairness, loyalty, humility, and responsible professionalism achieved through public well-being, professional competence, cooperative practices, and personal integrity. Virtues like truthfulness, courage, and practical wisdom help engineers find the golden mean between extremes. Virtue ethics enables engineers to pursue public goods through their profession and attain happiness.

1. VIRTUE ETHICS ENGINEERING ETHICS