Overview
- Examines contemporary challenges to engineering's identity as a profession and its role in society
- Creates promising connections between different disciplines and views from different cultures
- Includes papers by both established experts and upcoming stars in the field
Part of the book series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET, volume 31)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Philosophy of Engineering
- Engineering Ethics
- Philosophy of Technology
- Philosophy and Innovation
- Technology Assessment
- fPET
- Forum on philosophy, engineering and technology
- SPT
- Society for philosophy and technology
- Engineering education
- Reliability of Engineering
- Engineering and Economy
- Alternative approaches to engineering
- Change in engineering
- The role of the engineer
- Engineering Economics
About this book
In a world permeated by digital technology, engineering is involved in every aspect of human life. Engineers address a wider range of design problems than ever before, raising new questions and challenges regarding their work, as boundaries between engineering, management, politics, education and art disappear in the face of comprehensive socio-technical systems. It is therefore necessary to review our understanding of engineering practice, expertise and responsibility.
This book advances the idea that the future of engineering will not be driven by a static view of a closed discipline, but rather will result from a continuous dialogue between different stakeholders involved in the design and application of technical artefacts. Based on papers presented at the 2016 conference of the forum for Philosophy, Engineering and Technology (fPET) in Nuremberg, Germany, the book features contributions by philosophers, engineers and managers from academia and industry, who discuss current and upcoming issues in engineering from a wide variety of different perspectives. They cover topics such as problem solving strategies and value-sensitive design, experimentation and simulation, engineering knowledge and education, interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainability, risk and privacy.
The different contributions in combination draw a comprehensive picture of efforts worldwide to come to terms with engineering, its foundations in philosophy, the ethical problems it causes, and its effect on the ongoing development of society.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sascha Julian Oks graduated from University of Bayreuth and University of Stellenbosch with a Master of Science in business administration. He works as a research associate and doctoral student at the Institute of Information Systems of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His research and teaching focuses on the field of industrial cyber-physical systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Future of Engineering
Book Subtitle: Philosophical Foundations, Ethical Problems and Application Cases
Editors: Albrecht Fritzsche, Sascha Julian Oks
Series Title: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91029-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91028-4Published: 12 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08159-1Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91029-1Published: 02 July 2018
Series ISSN: 1879-7202
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 300
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Engineering Ethics, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Engineering/Technology Education, Science and Technology Studies, Philosophy of Technology