An Introduction to the Philosophy of Engineering

Bocong Li

ISBN 10: 3662640872 / ISBN 13: 9783662640876

Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2021, 2021

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Neuware -This book is the first academic work on the philosophy of engineering in China that reflects two decades of research. It puts forward a new thesis, namely that the core maxim in the philosophy of engineering is ¿I create, therefore I am,¿ which is radically different from the Cartesian maxim: ¿I think, therefore I am.¿ In addition, the book offers the first detailed portrait of the roots and evolution of the philosophy of engineering in China.The book begins by discussing the triptych thesis of science, technology and engineering, which argues that there are a number of important distinctions between the three, e.g. scientific activities are chiefly based on discovery, while technological activities center on invention, and engineering activities focus on creation. Considering the latest developments in the philosophy of engineering, the author also analyzes engineering communities, engineering practice and a micrömesömacro framework. In subsequent chapters, the author separately analyzes the three stages of engineering activities: planning, operating and using artifacts. In the closing chapter, two views on the philosophy of engineering (as a new subdiscipline of philosophy and as a philosophy in its own right) are briefly explained.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 264 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Engineering
• Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2021
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3662640872
• ISBN 13: 9783662640876
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 241 L x 160 A x 20 P (millimetri) 241 millimetri di larghezza per 160 millimetri di altezza per 20 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 565 grammi

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This book is the first academic work on the philosophy of engineering in China that reflects two decades of research. It puts forward a new thesis, namely that the core maxim in the philosophy of engineering is “I create, therefore I am,” which is radically different from the Cartesian maxim: “I think, therefore I am.” In addition, the book offers the first detailed portrait of the roots and evolution of the philosophy of engineering in China. 

The book begins by discussing the triptych thesis of science, technology and engineering, which argues that there are a number of important distinctions between the three, e.g. scientific activities are chiefly based on discovery, while technological activities center on invention, and engineering activities focus on creation. Considering the latest developments in the philosophy of engineering, the author also analyzes engineering communities, engineering practice and a micro–meso–macro framework. In subsequent chapters, the author separately analyzes the three stages of engineering activities: planning, operating and using artifacts. In the closing chapter, two views on the philosophy of engineering (as a new subdiscipline of philosophy and as a philosophy in its own right) are briefly explained.

Informazioni sull?autore

Dr. Bocong Li is Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Studies (a quarterly publication in Chinese).