Introduction to the philosophy of engineering : I create, therefore I am / Bocong Li.
2021
TA157
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Title
Introduction to the philosophy of engineering : I create, therefore I am / Bocong Li.
Author
Li, Bocong.
ISBN
9783662640883 (electronic bk.)
3662640880 (electronic bk.)
3662640872
9783662640876
3662640880 (electronic bk.)
3662640872
9783662640876
Publication Details
Berlin : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-662-64088-3 doi
Call Number
TA157
Dewey Decimal Classification
620.001
Summary
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 micromesomacro 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.
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Series
Philosophy of engineering and technology ; v. 39. 1879-7210
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Translator's Introduction
Introduction
The First Stage of Engineering Activity: Planning and Decision-making
The Second Stage of Engineering Activity: Operating and Implementing
The Third Stage of Engineering activity: Using Artifacts and Living a Life
Philosophy of Engineering: An Emerging Branch of Philosophy.
Translator's Introduction
Introduction
The First Stage of Engineering Activity: Planning and Decision-making
The Second Stage of Engineering Activity: Operating and Implementing
The Third Stage of Engineering activity: Using Artifacts and Living a Life
Philosophy of Engineering: An Emerging Branch of Philosophy.