Philosophy of Engineering, East and West

This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. In doing so, it builds a bridge between the East and West and advances a dialogue in the philosophy of engineering. Divided into three parts, the book starts with studies on epistemological an...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mitcham, Carl (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), LI, Bocong (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Newberry, Byron (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), ZHANG, Baichun (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2018.
Σειρά:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 330
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Chapter 1. On Relationships between the History and Philosophy of Engineering (LI Bocong)
  • Chapter 2. Critical Thinking and Heuristics: What Philosophy Can Learn from Engineering about the Back of the Envelope (Diane P. MICHELFELDER)
  • Chapter 3. Ontology of Technical Artifacts: A Proposal (Hans POSER)
  • Chapter 4. Toward an Experimental Philosophy of Engineering (WANG Dazhou)
  • Chapter 5. Feasibility and Acceptability in Engineering (WANG Guoyu, LI Lei and CAO Xu)
  • Chapter 6. Ancient Chinese Attitudes toward Technics: Chinese Philosophy of Technology Prior to the 1800s (WANG Nan)
  • Chapter 7. From Engineering to the Philosophy of Engineering: Philosophical Reflections of an Engineer (YIN Ruiyu)
  • Chapter 8. An Engineer's Approach to the Philosophy of Engineering (Erik W. ASLAKSEN)
  • Chapter 9. A Biomimetic Approach to Complex Global Problems (James L. BARNES, Susan K. BARNES, and Michael J. DYRENFURTH)
  • Chapter 10. The Philosophy of Engineering and the Engineering Worldview (Terry BRISTOL)
  • Chapter 11. Toward a Practical Philosophy of Engineering: Dealing with Complex Problems from the Sustainability Discourse (Donald HECTOR, Carleton CHRISTENSEN, and Jim PETRIE)
  • Chapter 12. What Do Bridges and Software Tell Us about the Philosophy of Engineering? (Viola SCHIAFFONATI and Mario VERDICCHIO)
  • Chapter 13. Herbert Simon Meets Billy Vaughn Koen and Joan van Aken: From Sciences of the Artificial to Engineering Heuristics and Design Propositions (Édison Renato SILVA, Domício PROENÇA Jr., and Roberto BARTHOLO)
  • Chapter 14. Early Chinese Engineering Education: Influence and Disappearance of the Fuzhou Shipping School (CHEN Jia and WANG Jian)
  • Chapter 15. The Earliest Western-trained Engineers in China's Iron and Steel Industry (FANG Yibing and QIAN Wei)
  • Chapter 16. Engineering and the Postcolonial: Historical Perspectives and Ethical Practices (Suzanne MOON)
  • Chapter 17. Conflicts and Adaptations in Technology Transfer to Modern China: The Jiaoji Railway Case (WANG Bin)
  • Chapter 18. Between Optimism and Despair: Engineering, Anthropology, and Development in the 21st Century (Rita ARMSTRONG)
  • Chapter 19. "I Became an Engineer by Accident!": Engineering, Vocation and Professional Values.(Christelle DIDIER and Patrick SIMONNIN)
  • Chapter 20. Chinese Student Perceptions of Engineering Ethics (Heinz C. LUEGENBIEHL)
  • Chapter 21. Engineering Policy: Exploratory Reflections (Carl MITCHAM)
  • Chapter 22. The Dao of Chinese Water Management and Development: Challenges and Perspectives (Wim RAVESTEIJN)
  • Chapter 23. Decision Making in the 120MN Shanghai Hydraulic Forging Press Project: Walking a Tightrope between Politics and Technology (SUN Lie)
  • Chapter 24. Roots of the Philosophy of Technology in China (YUAN Deyu (in discussion with CAO Dongming, Carl MITCHAM, and YIN Wenjuan)
  • Chapter 25. Humanities Perspectives on Science, Technology, and Engineering in China (LIU Dachun (in discussion with Carl MITCHAM and ZHAO Junhai).