The Social Implications of Engineering Practice as a Space for Philosophical Reflection in Engineering Education

From the philosophical sphere, more and more authors show interest in addressing a philosophical reflection of engineering. On the engineering side, there is a demand defined by professional societies and engineering de- gree accreditation bodies for the inclusion of social sciences and humanities in the training of engineers, which, however, has shortcomings in its imple- mentation. The aim of this paper is to justify the inclusion of philosophical reflection in the training of engineering graduates and, in order to improve the current situation, to present a proposal for subjects that shows what spa- ce there might be for it. The proposal consists of including a specific subject that relates engineering and society, where philosophical reflection plays a significant role, as a complement to the inclusion of philosophical reflection on particular problems in specific technological subjects.