ISBN:
9789048139002
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VIII, 174 p, online resource)
Series Statement:
Philosophy of Engineering and Technology 1
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Houkes, Wybe Nico, 1971 - Technical functions
Keywords:
Philosophy
;
Engineering design
;
Engineering
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Technology Philosophy
;
Engineering design
;
Technik
;
Artefakt
;
Technikphilosophie
Abstract:
This first book-length study in the philosophy of technical artefacts and their technical functions presents a new action-theoretical account of using and designing called the ICE theory. This theory connects the material side of technical artefacts with the aims of everyday users and the tasks of engineers when designing for those everyday users. Wybo Houkes and Pieter Vermaas have developed ICE theory in close contact with the engineering literature on designing and the literature on functions in the philosophy of biology and philosophy of mind. As such the book is a telling example of the s
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Using, designing and plans; 2.1 Artefacts and actions; 2.2 Use plans; 2.3 Planning in use; 2.4 Designing plans; 2.5 Designing products; 2.6 Standards for use plans; 2.7 Evaluating artefact use and design; 3 Function theories; 3.1 Function theories for technical artefacts; 3.2 The intentional function theory; 3.3 Cummins' causal-role theory of functions; 3.4 The evolutionist function theory; 3.5 Combining the basic theories; 4 The ICE-function theory; 4.1 A use-plan approach towards functions; 4.2 Function ascriptions; 4.3 Assessing the function ascriptions
Description / Table of Contents:
4.4 Functional roles5 Malfunctioning; 5.1 The phenomenon of artefact malfunctioning; 5.2 Having capacities versus exercising them; 5.3 Artefact normativity; 6 Engineering, science and biology; 6.1 Plan-less function ascriptions; 6.2 Engineering; 6.3 Physics and chemistry; 6.4 Biology; 6.5 A biological and generalised ICE-theory; 7 The nature of artefacts; 7.1 Functions as conceptual drawbridges; 7.2 Against function essentialism; 7.3 Plan relativism; 7.4 Useful and man-made materials; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-3900-2
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