Overview
- 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 annoted 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 Trends and Issues in Science Education (CTISE, volume 27)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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About this book
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 a decent answer to the question: what is technology? In the philosophy of technology that question is explored. Therefore the philosophy of technology is a discipline with a high relevance for those who teach about technology. Literature in this field, though, is not always easy to access for non-philosophers. This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology for such people. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and also discusses the relevance of that for teaching about technology. The book can be used in introductory courses on the philosophy of technology in teacher education programs, engineering education programs, and by individual educators that are interested in the intriguing phenomenon of technology that is so important in our contemporary society.
Authors, Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
The author is assistant professor in philosophy of technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology and affiliate professor in reformational philosophy at the Delft University of Technology (both in the Netherlands).
Before that he was physics teacher and technology teacher educator.
He is currently the editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Technology & Design Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Teaching about Technology
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers
Authors: Marc J. Vries
Editors: William W. Cobern, Ken Tobin, Henry Brown-Acquay, Mariona Espinet, Gurol Irzik, Olugbemiro Jegede, Reuven Lazarowitz, Lilia Reyes Herrera, Marrisa Rollnick, Svein Sjøberg, … Hsiao-lin Tuan
Series Title: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3410-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5274-3Published: 04 December 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3410-7Published: 17 August 2005
Series ISSN: 1878-0482
Series E-ISSN: 1878-0784
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 172
Topics: Professional & Vocational Education, Educational Technology, Teaching and Teacher Education