The philosophy of science and engineering design. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dingmar van Eck.
• Authors: Eck, Dirk van, 1911-1968
• Contents: Introduction; 1 Assessing the Explanatory Relevance of Ascriptions of Technical Functions; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Functional Versus Teleological Explanation: Why Was Artifact X Produced?; 1.2.1 The ICE Theory of Technical Functions; 1.2.2 Heuristics of Technical Function Ascriptions; 1.3 Malfunction Explanation; 1.3.1 Malfunction Analysis: An Engineering Example; 1.4 Conclusions; References; 2 Mechanistic Explanation in Engineering Science; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Mechanistic Explanation in Engineering Science. 2.2.1 Mechanistic Explanation: Explanation by Decomposition and (Role) Function Ascription2.2.2 Function and Functional Decomposition in Engineering; 2.2.3 Reverse Engineering Explanation (and Redesign): Token Level Capacity Explanation; 2.2.4 Malfunction Explanation; 2.2.5 Abstraction, Generality, and Type Level Capacity Explanation; 2.2.6 Capturing Mechanistic Explanation in Engineering Science: Pluralism About Mechanistic Role Functions; 2.3 Explanation by Effect Functional Decomposition: Where Engineering and Systems Biology Meet. 2.3.1 Engineering and Mechanistic Explanation in System Biology: The E. coli Heat Shock Case2.4 Explanatory Power: Rethinking the Explanatory Desiderata of 'Abstraction' and 'Completeness and Specificity'; 2.4.1 Malfunction Explanation: Local Specificity and Global Abstraction; 2.4.2 Malfunction Explanation in Biology; References; 3 Assessing the Roles of Design Representations: Counterfactual Understanding and Technical Advantage Predictions; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Design Representations and the Problem of the Absent Artifact. 3.3 Exposing the Problem of the Absent Artifact as a Pseudo-Problem3.4 Elaborating Roles of Design Representations; 3.4.1 Counterfactual Understanding; 3.4.2 Prediction and Technical Advantage Statements; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 On Testing Engineering Design Methods: Explanation, Reverse Engineering, and Constitutive Relevance; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mechanistic Explanation: Explanation by Decomposition; 4.2.1 Mechanistic Explanation; 4.3 Mutual Manipulability and the Causal-Constitutive Relevance Distinction; 4.3.1 Mutual Manipulability. 4.3.2 Fat-Handedness and Mutual Manipulability Combined4.4 Testing (Reverse) Engineering Design Methods: Applying Mutual Manipulability; 4.4.1 Mechanistic Reverse Engineering Explanation; 4.4.2 Testing Case; 4.4.3 The Goodness of Design Representations; 4.5 Outlook and Conclusions; References.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 601; Philosophy; Science -- Philosophy; Engineering design -- Philosophy; Science_xPhilosophy; Mechanics, applied; Mechanical engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General; Science -- Philosophy; Technology & Engineering -- Mechanical; Mechanics of solids; Mechanical engineering; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy of science; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319351551; 3319351559
• Related ISBNs: 9783319351544; 3319351540
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 4, 2016)
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