The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design
Author:   Dingmar van Eck
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9783319351544


Pages:   75
Publication Date:   29 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dingmar van Eck
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.474kg
ISBN:  

9783319351544


ISBN 10:   3319351540
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   29 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction.- Chapter 1: Function Ascription and Explanation: Elaborating an Explanatory Utility Desideratum for Ascriptions of Technical Functions.- Chapter 2: Mechanistic Explanation in Engineering Science.- Chapter 3: Dissolving the ‘Problem of the Absent Artifact’: Design Representations as Means for Counterfactual Understanding and Knowledge Generalization.- Chapter 4: On Testing Engineering Design Methods: Explanation, Reverse Engineering, and Constitutive Relevance.

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Dr. Dingmar van Eck currently works as a fulltime (postdoctoral) researcher on issues primarily related to scientific explanation in a variety of scientific fields, including engineering science, biology, cognitive and neuroscience. Before that, he executed a four-year research project on philosophical theories of technical functions, and on functional modelling and explanation in engineering science and practice. Dr. Dingmar van Eck has published numerous papers on these topics in both philosophy and engineering journals.

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