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Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)
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Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)
Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 15
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Building on the breakthrough text Philosophy and Engineering: An
Emerging Agenda, this book offers 30 chapters covering conceptual
and substantive developments in the philosophy of engineering,
along with a series of critical reflections by engineering
practitioners. The volume demonstrates how reflective engineering
can contribute to a better understanding of engineering identity
and explores how integrating engineering and philosophy could lead
to innovation in engineering methods, design and education. The
volume is divided into reflections on practice, principles and
process, each of which challenges prevalent assumptions and
commitments within engineering and philosophy. The volume explores
the ontological and epistemological dimensions of engineering and
exposes the falsity of the commonly held belief that the field is
simply the application of science knowledge to problem solving.
Above all, the perspectives collected here demonstrate the value of
a constructive dialogue between engineering and philosophy and show
how collaboration between the disciplines casts light on
longstanding problems from both sides. The chapters in this volume
are from a diverse and international body of authors, including
philosophers and engineers, and represent a highly select group of
papers originally presented in three different conferences. These
are the 2008 Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering (WPE-2008) held
at the Royal Academy of Engineering; the 2009 meeting of the
Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT-2009) at the University
of Twente in the Netherlands; and the Forum on Philosophy,
Engineering, and Technology (fPET-2010), held in Golden, Colorado
at the Colorado School of Mines.
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