Technical Functions On the Use and Design of Artefacts /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Houkes, Wybo (Συγγραφέας), Vermaas, P.E (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Σειρά: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 1
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Philosophy.; Engineering design.; Engineering Design.; Philosophy of Technology.

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 e...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Use, plans and designing
• 2.1 Artefacts and actions
• 2.2 Use plans
• 2.3 Planning in use
• 2.4 Designing plans
• 2.6 Standards for use plans
• 2.7 Evaluating artefact use and design
• Chapter 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
• 4.1 A use-plan approach towards functions
• 4.2 Function ascriptions
• 4.3 Assessing the function ascriptions
• 4.4 Functional roles
• Chapter 5 Malfunctioning
• 5.1 The phenomenon of artefact malfunctioning
• 5.2 Having capacities versus exercising them
• 5.3 Artefact normativity
• Chapter 6 Engineering, science and biology
• 6.2 Engineering
• 6.3 Physics and chemistry
• 6.4 Biology
• 6.5 A biological and generalised ICE-theory
• Chapter 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.