Engineering, Development and Philosophy American, Chinese and European Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Christensen, Steen Hyldgaard (Editor), Mitcham, Carl (Editor), Li, Bocong (Editor), An, Yanming (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 11
• Subjects: Engineering.; Philosophy.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Engineering design.; Sustainable development.; Sociology.; Engineering Design.; Curriculum Studies.; Sustainable Development.; Philosophy of Technology.; Sociology, general.

This inclusive, cross-cultural study rethinks the nexus between engineering, development, and culture. It offers diverse commentary from a range of disciplinary perspectives on how the philosophies of today’s cultural triumvirate—American, European and Chinese—are shaped and given nuance by the cros...