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Philosophy and Engineering: An Emerging Agenda

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Editors:
  1. Ibo Poel

    1. Delft, Netherlands

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  2. David Goldberg

    1. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, U.S.A.

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  • The first comprehensive volume on philosophy and engineering
  • Includes the main authors in this new emerging field
  • Addresses both engineers and philosophers
  • Gives an overview of this emerging field and the challenges ahead

Part of the book series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET, volume 2)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Philosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Philosophy and Engineering: Setting the Stage

      • Ibo van de Poel
      Pages 1-11

    3. Distinguishing Architects from Engineers: A Pilot Study in Differences Between Engineers and Other Technologists

      • Michael Davis
      Pages 15-30

    4. The Rise of Philosophy of Engineering in the East and the West

      • Li Bo-cong
      Pages 31-40

    5. Multiple Facets of Philosophy and Engineering

      • Paul T. Durbin
      Pages 41-47

    6. Comparing Approaches to the Philosophy of Engineering: Including the Linguistic Philosophical Approach

      • Carl Mitcham, Robert Mackey
      Pages 49-59

    7. Focussing Philosophy of Engineering: Analyses of Technical Functions and Beyond

      • Pieter E. Vermaas
      Pages 61-73

    8. Philosophy, Engineering, and the Sciences

      • Joseph C. Pitt
      Pages 75-82

    9. Engineering Science as a “Discipline of the Particular”? Types of Generalization in Engineering Sciences

      • Marc J. de Vries
      Pages 83-93

    10. How the Models of Engineering Tell the Truth

      • Zachary Pirtle
      Pages 95-108

    11. Limits to Systems Engineering

      • Maarten M. Ottens
      Pages 109-122
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About this book

Whereas science, technology, and medicine have all called forth dedicated philosophical investigations, a fourth major contributor to the technoscientific world in which we all live - that is, engineering - has been accorded almost none of the philosophical attention it deserves. This volume thus offers a first characterisation of this important new field, by some of the primary philosophers and ethicists interested in engineering and leading engineers interested in philosophical reflections. The volume deals with such questions as: What is engineering? In what respect does engineering differ from science? What ethical problems does engineering raise? By what ethical principles are engineers guided? How do engineers themselves conceive of their profession? What do they see as the main philosophical challenges confronting them in the 21st century? The authors respond to these and other questions from philosophical and engineering view points and so illustrate how together they can meet the challenges and realize the opportunities present in the necessary encounters between philosophy and engineering - encounters that are ever more important in an increasingly engineered world and its problematic futures.

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“It is the tangible outcome of the ‘Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering’ (WPE), which took place in October 2007 in Delft (The Netherlands). … If one wants to get an impression of the variety of topics that one might study in this new and emerging area, it is a great place to start. … a book … to browse through and to keep as a work of reference.”­­­ (Ilse Oosterlaken, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 16, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Delft, Netherlands

    Ibo Poel

  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, U.S.A.

    David Goldberg

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