Philosophy of Engineering East and West 1st Edition by Carl Mitcham ISBN 3319624482 978-3319624488

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ISBN 10: 3319624482 

ISBN 13: 978-3319624488

Author: Carl Mitcham

This co-edited volume compares Chinese and Western experiences of engineering, technology, and development. In doing so, it builds a bridge between the East and West and advances a dialogue in the philosophy of engineering. Divided into three parts, the book starts with studies on epistemological and ontological issues, with a special focus on engineering design, creativity, management, feasibility, and sustainability. Part II considers relationships between the history and philosophy of engineering, and includes a general argument for the necessity of dialogue between history and philosophy. It continues with a general introduction to traditional Chinese attitudes toward engineering and technology, and philosophical case studies of the Chinese steel industry, railroads, and cybernetics in the Soviet Union. Part III focuses on engineering, ethics, and society, with chapters on engineering education and practice in China and the West. The book’s analyses of the interactions of science, engineering, ethics, politics, and policy in different societal contexts are of special interest. The volume as a whole marks a new stage in the emergence of the philosophy of engineering as a new regionalization of philosophy. This carefully edited interdisciplinary volume grew out of an international conference on the philosophy of engineering hosted by the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. It includes 30 contributions by leading philosophers, social scientists, and engineers from Australia, China, Europe, and the United States.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 On Relationships between the History and Philosophy of Engineering

Chapter 2 Critical Thinking and Heuristics: What Philosophy Can Learn from Engineering about the Back of the Envelope

Chapter 3 Ontology of Technical Artifacts: A Proposal

Chapter 4 Toward an Experimental Philosophy of Engineering

Chapter 5 Feasibility and Acceptability in Engineering

Chapter 6 Ancient Chinese Attitudes toward Technics: Chinese Philosophy of Technology Prior to the 1800s

Chapter 7 From Engineering to the Philosophy of Engineering: Philosophical Reflections of an Engineer

Chapter 8 An Engineer’s Approach to the Philosophy of Engineering

Chapter 9 A Biomimetic Approach to Complex Global Problems

Chapter 10 The Philosophy of Engineering and the Engineering Worldview

Chapter 11 Toward a Practical Philosophy of Engineering: Dealing with Complex Problems from the Sustainability Discourse

Chapter 12 What Do Bridges and Software Tell Us about the Philosophy of Engineering?

Chapter 13 Herbert Simon Meets Billy Vaughn Koen and Joan van Aken: From Sciences of the Artificial to Engineering Heuristics and Design Propositions

Chapter 14 Early Chinese Engineering Education: Influence and Disappearance of the Fuzhou Shipping School

Chapter 15 The Earliest Western-trained Engineers in China’s Iron and Steel Industry

Chapter 16 Engineering and the Postcolonial: Historical Perspectives and Ethical Practices

Chapter 17 Conflicts and Adaptations in Technology Transfer to Modern China: The Jiaoji Railway Case

Chapter 18 Between Optimism and Despair: Engineering, Anthropology, and Development in the 21st Century

Chapter 19 “I Became an Engineer by Accident!”: Engineering, Vocation and Professional Values

Chapter 20 Chinese Student Perceptions of Engineering Ethics

Chapter 21 Engineering Policy: Exploratory Reflections

Chapter 22 The Dao of Chinese Water Management and Development: Challenges and Perspectives

Chapter 23 Decision Making in the 120MN Shanghai Hydraulic Forging Press Project: Walking a Tightrope between Politics and Technology

Chapter 24 Roots of the Philosophy of Technology in China

Chapter 25 Humanities Perspectives on Science, Technology, and Engineering in China

 

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