Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering

Autorentext
Carl Mitcham is international professor of philosophy of technology at Renmin University in Beijing, China, and professor emeritus of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of numerous books on philosophy and technology, including Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering. Jim Grote (d. 2013) was development officer for Boys' Haven and taught business ethics and philosophy in the Louisville, Kentucky, region. He is the author of Medieval Literacy and, with John McGeeney, Clever as Serpents: Business Ethics and Office Politics. Levi Checketts is assistant professor of religion and philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is currently working on a book on AI epistemology and the option for the poor.

Klappentext
This book takes steps to develop a philosophy of engineering not to promote an ideology for engineering but to stimulate critical reflection among engineers and non-engineers alike about our engineering lifeworld.

Inhalt
Preface & Acknowledgments / Introduction: Engineering as a Philosophical Issue / Part I: Philosophy of Engineering in General / 1. The Importance of Philosophy to Engineering / 2. Comparing Approaches to the Philosophy of Engineering / 3. The Philosophical Inadequacy of Engineering / 4. What Is Engineering? / Part II Ethics, Engineering and Design / 5. Engineering Ethics and Social Responsibility / 6. Convivial Software: An End-User Perspective on Free and Open Source Software / 7. Ethics into Design / 8. From Dasein to Design: The Problematics of Turning Making into Thinking / 9. Engineering Ethics in Global Perspective / 10. A Historico-Ethical Perspective on Engineering Education: From Use and Convenience to Policy Engagement / 11. The Truth Grand Challenge for Engineering: Self-Knowledge / Part III: Toward a Political Philosophy of Engineering / 12. Science, Technology, Engineering, and the Military / 13. Should the Public Participate in Technical Decision Making? / 14. Engineering, Energy, and Policy / Epilogue: Can Engineering Be Philosophical?

#	Onlineshop	Preis CHF	Versand CHF	Total CHF
1	Seller	0.00	0.00	0.00