Description: Philosophy and Engineering : An Emerging Agenda, Hardcover by Van De Poel, Ibo (EDT); Goldberg, David E. (EDT); Davis, Michael (CON); Koen, Billy Vaughn (CON); Mitcham, Carl (CON), ISBN 904812803X, ISBN-13 9789048128037, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Whereas science, technology, and medicine have all called forth dedicated philosophical investigations, a fourth major contributor to the technoscientific world in which we all live - that is, engineering - has been accorded almost none of the philosophical attention it deserves. This volume thus offers a first characterisation of this important new field, by some of the primary philosophers and ethicists interested in engineering and leading engineers interested in philosophical reflections. The volume deals with such questions as: What is engineering? In what respect does engineering differ from science? What ethical problems does engineering raise? By what ethical principles are engineers guided? How do engineers themselves conceive of their profession? What do they see as the main philosophical challenges confronting them in the 21st century? The authors respond to these and other questions from philosophical and engineering view points and so illustrate how together they can meet the challenges and realize the opportunities present in the necessary encounters between philosophy and engineering - encounters that are ever more important in an increasingly engineered world and its problematic futures.
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Book Title: Philosophy and Engineering : An Emerging Agenda
Number of Pages: Xviii, 361 Pages
Publication Name: Philosophy and Engineering : an Emerging Agenda
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Engineering (General), Industrial Design / General, General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 55 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: David E. Goldberg
Subject Area: Philosophy, Technology & Engineering, Science
Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
