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Author:   Ibo van de Poel ,  David E. Goldberg
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9789400731035

ISBN 10:   9400731035
Pages:   361
Publication Date:   14 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Philosophy.- Philosophy and Engineering: Setting the Stage.- Distinguishing Architects from Engineers: A Pilot Study in Differences Between Engineers and Other Technologists.- The Rise of Philosophy of Engineering in the East and the West.- Multiple Facets of Philosophy and Engineering.- Comparing Approaches to the Philosophy of Engineering: Including the Linguistic Philosophical Approach.- Focussing Philosophy of Engineering: Analyses of Technical Functions and Beyond.- Philosophy, Engineering, and the Sciences.- Engineering Science as a “Discipline of the Particular”? Types of Generalization in Engineering Sciences.- How the Models of Engineering Tell the Truth.- Limits to Systems Engineering.- Ethics.- Integrity and the Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers.- Prioritising People: Outline of an Aspirational Engineering Ethic.- Ethical Principles for Engineers in a Global Environment.- Professional Ethics Without a Profession: A French View on Engineering Ethics.- Imagining Worlds: Responsible Engineering Under Conditions of Epistemic Opacity.- Transferring Responsibility Through Use Plans.- Design Problems and Ethics.- Ethics in Innovation: Cooperation and Tension.- Teaching Ethics to Engineering Students: From Clean Concepts to Dirty Tricks.- A Collaborative Platform for Experiments in Ethics and Technology.- Reflection.- Why Philosophy? Why Now? Engineering Responds to the Crisis of a Creative Era.- A World of Things Not Facts.- Architecting Engineering Systems.- Bits Don’t Have Error Bars: Upward Conceptualization and Downward Approximation.- Metaphysics of Engineering.- Engineering Determinacy: The Exclusiveness of Technology and the Presence of the Indeterminate.- Quo Vadis, Humans? Engineering the Survival of the Human Species.- The Focal EngineeringExperience.

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From the reviews: It is the tangible outcome of the 'Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering' (WPE), which took place in October 2007 in Delft (The Netherlands). ... If one wants to get an impression of the variety of topics that one might study in this new and emerging area, it is a great place to start. ... a book ... to browse through and to keep as a work of reference. (Ilse Oosterlaken, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 16, 2010)

From the reviews: It is the tangible outcome of the 'Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering' (WPE), which took place in October 2007 in Delft (The Netherlands). ... If one wants to get an impression of the variety of topics that one might study in this new and emerging area, it is a great place to start. ... a book ... to browse through and to keep as a work of reference. (Ilse Oosterlaken, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 16, 2010)

From the reviews: It is the tangible outcome of the Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering (WPE), which took place in October 2007 in Delft (The Netherlands). If one wants to get an impression of the variety of topics that one might study in this new and emerging area, it is a great place to start. a book to browse through and to keep as a work of reference. (Ilse Oosterlaken, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 16, 2010)

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