Technen : Elements of Recent History of Information Technologies with Epistemological Conclusions.: Elements of Recent History of Information Technologies with Epistemological Conclusions. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Andrzej Piotr Wierzbicki
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Message -- 1.2. Some Important Concepts for Further Investigations -- 1.3. Examples of Non-paradigmatic Episteme of Technology -- 1.4. Concern of a Technician When Reading Texts on Philosophy of Technology -- 1.5.A Review of Contents of the Book -- References -- pt. I Epistemological Observations -- 2. Preface: New Epoch, It's Conceptual Platform and Episteme -- 2.1. Preface -- 2.2. New Epoch with Its Conceptual Platform and Episteme -- 2.3. Main Elements of a New Conceptual Platform -- References -- 3. What is "Technology"? -- 3.1. Introduction: Basic Definitions -- 3.2. Three Different Epistemai -- 3.3. Selected Views of Philosophy of Technology -- 3.4. The Feedback Relation of Strict Sciences and Technology -- 3.5. Two Loops of Positive Feedback -- 3.6. The Problem of Responsibility for Socio-economic Applications of Technology -- 3.7. What will be the Technology of Knowledge Civilization Era? 3.8. New Warnings: What Should We Pay Attention to? -- 3.9. Conclusions -- References -- 4. Delays in Technology Development: Their Impact on the Issues of Determinism, Autonomy and Controllability of Technology -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The Stages of the Processes of Creation, Production and Use of Technology Products: Tools and Artefacts -- 4.3. Conclusions for Philosophy of Technology and Humanist Education -- 4.4. Forecast and Foresight of Technology Development -- 4.5. Breakthrough Inventions and Everyday Innovations -- References -- 5. Rational and Evolutionary Technical Theory of Intuition -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Technical and Evolutionary Explanation of Intuition -- 5.3. Rational and Evolutionary Definition of Intuition -- 5.4.A Model of a Creative Intuitive Decision Process -- 5.5. Further Conclusions of the Rational Evolutionary Theory of Intuition -- References -- 6. Problems of Metaphysics, Truth and Objectivity. 6.1. Metaphysics of Fundamental Naturalism -- 6.2. Truth Versus Hermeneutic Horizon and Perspective -- 6.3. Scepticism, Feedback and Naturalism -- 6.4. Evolutionary Creation of Knowledge and a New Episteme -- References -- pt. II Elements of Recent History of Information Technologies -- 7. Telecommunication, Radio Broadcasting, Television -- 7.1. Beginnings of Telecommunication, Radio Broadcasting, Television: Important Events -- 7.2. Social and Conceptual Importance of Telecommunications -- 7.3. The Social and Conceptual Importance of Broadcast Telecommunication, Radio and Television -- 7.4. Some Disciplines Related to Telecommunications: Radar Technologies, Biomedical Engineering, Laser and Optical Fibre Technologies -- 7.4.1. Radar Technology -- 7.4.2. Biomedical Engineering -- 7.4.3. Laser and Optical Fibre Technologies -- References -- 8. Automatic Control, Analog Computers, Robotics: The Concept of Feedback -- 8.1. Introduction: Important Events. 8.2. Analog Computers and Automatic Control -- 8.3. Robotics and Automation -- 8.4. Conceptual Importance of Feedback -- References -- 9. Digital Computers, Transistors and Integrated Circuits -- 9.1. Introduction, Fundamental Events -- 9.2. Social and Conceptual Importance of Computers: The Limits of Artificial Intelligence -- 9.3. Electronic Flip-Flops: The Law of Moore -- 9.4. Software and Hardware: Computational Complexity -- References -- 10. Systems Theory, Theory of Chaos, Emergence -- 10.1. Systems Theory: Introduction, Basic Events -- 10.2. Deterministic and Stochastic Chaos Theory -- 10.3.Complexity and Emergence -- References -- 11. Informational Revolution: Personal Computers and the Internet -- 11.1. Introduction: Important Caesurae and Events -- 11.2. Personal Computers -- 11.3.Computer Networks, WWW, Pendrives -- 11.4. Mobile Telephony -- 11.5. Internet and Network Services -- 11.6. Artificial Intelligence, Cognitivism. 11.7. Human Centred Computing, Human User Focus; Knowledge Engineering -- 11.8. Intellectual Property Rights, Network Piracy, and the Conflict Concerning Privatization of Intellectual Heritage of Humanity -- 11.9. Binary Logic and Logical Pluralism -- References -- pt. III Epistemological Conclusions -- 12. Creative Space and Micro-Models of Knowledge Creation -- 12.1. New Models of Knowledge Creation at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Century -- 12.2.Organizational Processes of Knowledge Creation -- 12.3. Creative Space -- 12.4. Spirals and Academic Processes of Knowledge Creation -- 12.5. Further Dimensions of Creative Space: Complex Processes of Knowledge Creation -- 12.6. Practical and General Conclusions -- References -- 13. Philosophy Versus History of Technology -- 13.1. General Impression of a Technologist -- 13.2. Do Scientific Revolutions Happen in Technology? Rachel Laudan: The Nature of Technological Knowledge. 13.3. Has a Philosopher of Technology the Right to Decide What is Technology? Carl Mitcham: Thinking Through Technology -- 13.4. People and Technology Don Ihde Bodies in Technology (2002) -- 13.5. Conclusions -- References -- 14. Threats and Challenges of the New Era -- 14.1. Methodological Issues -- 14.2. Examples of Threats -- 14.3. Challenges -- 14.4. Challenges for Poland -- 14.5. Conclusions -- References -- pt. IV Closing -- 15. Final Conclusions -- References.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 601.1 23; Engineering; Technology -- Philosophy; Artificial intelligence; History; Artificial intelligence; Engineering; History; Technology -- Philosophy; Computers -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; History -- General; Philosophy -- Reference; Artificial intelligence; History; Philosophy; Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1322137749; 9781322137742; 9783319090337; 9783319090320; 3319090321
• Related ISBNs: 331909033X
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