Teaching about Technology An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers /

• Main Author: de Vries, Marc J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Series: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy.; Educational technology.; Teaching.; Educational Technology.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Professional & Vocational Education.; Philosophy of Technology.

This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and discusses its relevance for teaching about technology. Teaching about technology, at all levels of education, can only be done properly when tho...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Philosophy of technology: what and why?
• Chapter 2. Technological artifacts
• Chapter 3. Technological knowledge
• Chapter 4. Technological processes
• Chapter 5. Technology and the nature of humans
• Chapter 6. Ethics and aesthetics of technology
• Chapter 7. Learners’ philosophies of technology
• Chapter 8. Reconceptualizing technology through education
• Chapter 9. Practical issues in teaching about technology
• Chapter 10. Questions and assignments
• Chapter 11. Resources for further reading and thinking
• Subject Index
• Name Index.