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Beschreibung
Teaching about technology, at all levels of education, can only be done properly when those who teach have a clear idea about what it is that they teach. In other words: they should be able to give a decent answer to the question: what is technology? In the philosophy of technology that question is explored. Therefore the philosophy of technology is a discipline with a high relevance for those who teach about technology. Literature in this field, though, is not always easy to access for non-philosophers. This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology for such people. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and also discusses the relevance of that for teaching about technology. The book can be used in introductory courses on the philosophy of technology in teacher education programs, engineering education programs, and by individual educators that are interested in the intriguing phenomenon of technology that is so important in our contemporary society.
Teaching about technology, at all levels of education, can only be done properly when those who teach have a clear idea about what it is that they teach. In other words: they should be able to give a decent answer to the question: what is technology? In the philosophy of technology that question is explored. Therefore the philosophy of technology is a discipline with a high relevance for those who teach about technology. Literature in this field, though, is not always easy to access for non-philosophers. This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology for such people. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology, and also discusses the relevance of that for teaching about technology. The book can be used in introductory courses on the philosophy of technology in teacher education programs, engineering education programs, and by individual educators that are interested in the intriguing phenomenon of technology that is so important in our contemporary society.
Über den Autor
The author is assistant professor in philosophy of technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology and affiliate professor in reformational philosophy at the Delft University of Technology (both in the Netherlands).

Before that he was physics teacher and technology teacher educator.

He is currently the editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Technology & Design Education.
Zusammenfassung

Offers an introduction to the philosophy of technology, accessible to non-philosophers

Draws the lines from philosophy of technology to teaching about philosophy

Textbook on philosophy of technology with questions and assignments

Offers an extensive annoted bibliography for non-philosophers that want to read more about philosophy of technology

Brings together ideas from analytical and Continental philosophy of technology

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Philosophy of Technology: What and Why?.- Technological Artifacts.- Technological Knowledge.- Technological Processes.- Technology and the Nature of Humans.- Ethics and Aesthetics of Technology.- Learners' Philosophies about Technologies.- Reconceptualizing Technology through Education.- Practical Issues in Teaching about Technology.- Questions and Assignments.- Resources for Further Reading and Thinking.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Fachbereich: Erwachsenenbildung
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung, Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: x
172 S.
ISBN-13: 9781402052743
ISBN-10: 140205274X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 11799542
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: De Vries, Marc J.
Hersteller: Springer Nature B.V.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 234 x 156 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Marc J. De Vries
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.12.2006
Gewicht: 0,289 kg
Artikel-ID: 102124610