Steps toward a philosophy of engineering : historico-philosophical and critical essays /: historico-philosophical and critical essays. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carl Mitcham.
• Authors: Mitcham, Carl
• Contents: Preface & Acknowledgments / Introduction: Engineering as a Philosophical Issue / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part I: Philosophy of Engineering in General / 1. Science, Technology, Engineering, and the Military / 2. Ethics into Design / 3. The Importance of Philosophy to Engineering / 4. From <span style="font-style:italic;">Dasein to Design:The Problematics of Turning Making into Thinking / 5. Professional Idealism among Scientists and Engineers: A Neglected Tradition in STS Studies / 6. Can Engineering Be Philosophical? / 7. Convivial Software:An End-User Perspective on Free and Open Source Software / 8. Comparing Approaches to the Philosophy of Engineering / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part II Ethics, Engineering and Design / 9. A Spectrum of Ideals in Engineering Ethics, Simplified / 10. The Concept of Sustainability:Origins and Ambivalences / 11. Engineering Ethics Education in the American Context:Retrospect and Prospect / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 12. Notes on Engineering Ethics in Global Perspective / 13. Humanitarian Engineering / 14. The Philosophical Inadequacy of Engineering / 15. The True Grand Challenge for Engineering: Self-Knowledge / 16. From Engineering Ethics to Politics / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part III: Toward a Political Philosophy of Engineering / 17. Engineering Policy: Exploratory Reflections / 18. Energy Constraints / 19. Can Philosophy Be Engineering? / 20. In Conclusions / Appendix: On Engineering Use and Convenience / References / Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 620.001; Engineering -- Philosophy; Technology -- Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786611284
• Related ISBNs: 9781786611260
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