ISBN:
9789048128044
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVIII, 361p, digital)
Series Statement:
Philosophy of Engineering and Technology 2
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Philosophy and engineering
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Ethics
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Philosophy, modern
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Science Philosophy
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Technology Philosophy
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Engineering
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Engineering design
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Philosophy
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Ethics
;
Philosophy, modern
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Science Philosophy
;
Technology Philosophy
;
Engineering
;
Engineering design
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Philosophie
;
Technik
;
Philosophie
;
Technik
Abstract:
〈P〉This volume brings together some of the primary philosophers and ethicists interested in engineering and leading engineers interested in philosophical reflections. It is the first comprehensive volume on philosophy and engineering, an emerging new field.〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Contributors; Author Biographies; 1 Philosophy and Engineering: Setting the Stage; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 The 2007 Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering; 1.2 Towards a Philosophy of Engineering; 1.2.1 What is Engineering?; 1.2.2 The Relation Between Science, Technology and Engineering; 1.2.3 Other Philosophical Issues in Engineering; 1.2.4 Interaction and Cooperation Between Philosophers and Engineers; 1.3 The Contributions; 1.3.1 Philosophy; 1.3.2 Ethics; 1.3.3 Reflection; References; Part I Philosophy
Description / Table of Contents:
2 Distinguishing Architects from Engineers: A Pilot Study in Differences Between Engineers and Other Technologists2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Name and the Thing; 2.3 Some Differences Between Architecture and Engineering; 2.4 Historical Contributions to These Differences; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 The Rise of Philosophy of Engineering in the East and the West; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Substantial Progress of Philosophy of Engineering at the Beginning of the 21st Century; 3.3 Trichotomy of Science, Technology and Engineering; 3.4 Scientific Community and Engineering Community
Description / Table of Contents:
3.5 Why Philosophy of Engineering is ImportantReferences; 4 Multiple Facets of Philosophy and Engineering; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Inside the Diamond: The Structure of Engineering as Engineers See It; 4.3 Values and Engineering; 4.4 A Philosophy Positive About Engineering: American Pragmatism; 4.5 Even Radicals Deserve a Hearing; 4.6 Engineering as a Guild and Engineering Education; Bibliography; 5 Comparing Approaches to the Philosophy of Engineering: Including the Linguistic Philosophical Approach; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Six Basic Types; 5.3 Toward a Linguistic Philosophy of Engineering
Description / Table of Contents:
5.4 ConclusionReferences; 6 Focussing Philosophy of Engineering: Analyses of Technical Functions and Beyond; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Eccentric Development of the ICE Theory; 6.3 The Limited Use of the ICE Theory in Engineering; 6.4 Focussing the ICE Theory on Philosophy of Technology; References; 7 Philosophy, Engineering, and the Sciences; 7.1 Introduction; Problems with the Old Story; 7.2 Examples of Applied Science; 7.3 A Transcendental Argument for Engineering Priority; 7.4 Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
8 Engineering Science as a Discipline of the Particular? Types of Generalization in Engineering Sciences8.1 Sciences of the Particular: A Contradiction in Terms?; 8.2 Generalization, Abstraction and Idealization; 8.3 Taking an Empirical Turn; 8.4 Four Case Studies; 8.4.0 Case 1: Microwave Oven Characteristics; 8.4.0 Case 2: Transmitter Pentodes; 8.4.0 Case 3: High-Speed Sparking Machinery Equipment; 8.4.0 Case 4: An Evacuated Tubular Solar Collector with Heat Pipe; 8.5 Analysis of the Types of Generalization in the Case Studies; 8.6 Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
9 How the Models of Engineering Tell the Truth
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-2804-4
URL:
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