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Author:   Carl Mitcham ,  Bocong LI ,  Byron Newberry ,  Baichun ZHANG
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Volume:   330
Weight:   0.729kg
ISBN:  

9783319624488

ISBN 10:   3319624482
Pages:   333
Publication Date:   15 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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).

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