Overview
- Includes the latest discussions on STEM and concept learning
- Offers an introduction to the philosophy of technology, accessible to non-philosophers
- Draws the lines from philosophy of technology to teaching about philosophy
- Textbook on philosophy of technology with questions and assignments
- Offers an extensive annotated bibliography for non-philosophers that want to read more about philosophy of technology
- Brings together ideas from analytical and Continental philosophy of technology
Part of the book series: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education (CITE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and discusses its relevance for teaching about technology.
Teaching about technology, at all levels of education, can only be done properly when those who teach have a clear idea about what it is that they teach. In other words: they should be able to give an appropriate answer to the question: what is technology? The question of the nature of technology is explored in the philosophy of technology, making this a highly relevant discipline for those who teach about technology. Literature in this field, however, is not always easy to access for non-philosophers. By providing an introduction to the philosophy of technology, this book makes the discipline more easily accessible.
The book can be used in introductory courses on the philosophy of technology in teacher education programs, engineering education programs, and by individual educators who are interested in the intriguing phenomenon of technology that is so important in our contemporary society.
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Book Title: Teaching about Technology
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers
Authors: Marc J. de Vries
Series Title: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32945-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32944-4Published: 27 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81405-6Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32945-1Published: 16 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2510-0327
Series E-ISSN: 2510-0335
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: X, 148
Topics: Educational Technology, Teaching and Teacher Education, Professional & Vocational Education, Philosophy of Technology