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Teaching about Technology

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers

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  • © 2005

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

  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

    William W. Cobern

  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Ken Tobin

  • University College of Education of Winneba, Ghana

    Henry Brown-Acquay

  • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

    Mariona Espinet

  • Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gurol Irzik

  • The Open University, Hong Kong

    Olugbemiro Jegede

  • Technion, Haifa, Israel

    Reuven Lazarowitz

  • Universidad Autónoma de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

    Lilia Reyes Herrera

  • College of Science, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Marrisa Rollnick

  • University of Oslo, Norway

    Svein Sjøberg

  • National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

    Hsiao-lin Tuan

  • Eindhoven University, The Netherlands

    Marc J. Vries

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.

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