Abstract
This chapter aims to contribute to a reprioritisation of engineering in the pursuit of peace. Some of the devastating effects of modern weapons and the temptations of military technology are outlined. A philosophical grounding for the proposed reprioritisation is presented based on a description of engineering as a practice, in Alasdair MacIntyre’s sense, combined with an obligation of professional capabilities developed from the work of Amartya Sen. The concept of sustainable security, the cooperative and peaceful resolution of the root causes of conflict, is outlined and its surprisingly rapid incorporation into UK government security strategy is described. Building on this philosophical analysis and government policy, some ways that individual engineers, university engineering departments, commercial engineering enterprises and professional engineering associations can contribute to the promotion of genuine peace are proposed.
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