The Role of Technology in Science: Philosophical Perspectives

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hansson, Sven Ove (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 18
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Economic policy.; Philosophy of Technology.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Science.; R & D/Technology Policy.

This edited volume explores the interplay between philosophies in a wide-ranging analysis of how technological applications in science inform our systems of thought. Beginning with a historical background, the volume moves on to explore a host of topics, such as the uses of technology in scientific...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Contributors
• Part I. Introductory
• Preview; Sven Ove Hansson
• Chapter 1. Science and technology. What they are and why their relation matters; Sven Ove Hansson.-Part II. The technological origins of science
• Chapter 2. Technological thinking in science; David F. Channell
• Chapter 3. The scientific use of technological instruments; Mieke Boon
• Chapter 4. Experiments before science. What science learned from technological experiments Sven Ove Hansson
• Part III. Modern technology shapes modern science
• Chapter 5. Iteration unleashed. Computer technology in science; Johannes Lenhard
• Chapter 6. Computer simulations: a new mode of scientific inquiry?; Stéphanie Ruphy
• Chapter 7. Adopting a technological stance toward the living world. Promises, pitfalls and perils; Russell Powell
• Part IV. Reflections on a complex relationship
• Chapter 8. Goal rationality in science and technology. An epistemological perspective; Erik J. Olsson
• Chapter 9. Reflections on rational goals in science and technology. A comment on Olsson; Peter Kroes
• Chapter 10. The naturalness of the naturalistic fallacy and the ethics of nanotechnology; Maoro Dorato
• Chapter 11. Human well-being, nature and technology; Ibo van de Poel
• Chapter 12. Philosophy of science and philosophy of technology: one or two philosophies of one or two objects?; Maarten Franssen.