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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor

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).

Zusammenfassung

Is the first-ever monograph on the philosophy of engineering in China

Clarifies the differences between "I create, therefore I am" and "I think, therefore I am" mentalities

Illustrates the three stages of engineering activities: planning and decision-making, operating, and using artifacts

Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xx
243 S.
1 s/w Illustr.
243 p. 1 illus.
ISBN-13: 9783662640906
ISBN-10: 3662640902
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Li, Bocong
Übersetzung: Zhang, Shunfu
Wang, Nan
Auflage: 1st edition 2021
Hersteller: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Bocong Li
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2022
Gewicht: 0,406 kg
Artikel-ID: 125321855

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