Both of the authors of these volumes are on a mission. In this book they present many issues which might relate to this context and ask the reader to question whether it is possible to define a 'good', 'right' or 'just' engineer. In order to do this the authors need theoretical underpinning as well as practical realities. They look historically at what engineering has been and consider what it could be/ should be/ what is its function? They consider the notion of 'engineering' in a society and what that implies. This volume allows readers to walk through some of the relevant concepts from disciplines which seem very far from engineering, but which are critical to draw from if we are to prepare engineers to contribute to an increasingly just society. The authors draw on different aspects of philosophy, psychology, economics, development studies, politics, history and sociology in our aim to understand our social context. They freely admit their positions and ask readers to critique them as well as the other authors discussed. They do not ask readers to accept their way of looking at the world, but to question it, to question others, and to question their own views - then to make up their minds and act on their beliefs.