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The Role of Technology in Science: Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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The Role of Technology in Science: Philosophical Perspectives (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 18
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This edited volume explores the interplay between philosophies in a
wide-ranging analysis of how technological applications in science
inform our systems of thought. Beginning with a historical
background, the volume moves on to explore a host of topics, such
as the uses of technology in scientific observations and
experiments, the salient relationship between technology and
mechanistic notions in science and the ways in which today's vast
and increasing computing power helps scientists achieve results
that were previously unattainable. Technology allows today's
researchers to gather, in a matter of hours, data that would
previously have taken weeks or months to assemble. It also acts as
a kind of metaphor bank, providing biologists in particular with
analogies (the heart as a 'pump', the nervous system as a 'computer
network') that have become common linguistic currency. This book
also examines the fundamental epistemological distinctions between
technology and science and assesses their continued relevance.
Given the increasing amalgamation of the philosophies of science
and technology, this fresh addition to the literature features
pioneering work in a promising new field that will appeal both to
philosophers and scientific historiographers.
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