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An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski [[electronic resource]]
| An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Petroski Henry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 601 |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Technology - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-107-23007-1
1-139-18006-1 1-283-38420-5 1-139-18984-0 9786613384201 1-139-18853-4 1-139-18391-5 1-139-19113-6 1-139-18623-X 1-139-05751-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; AN ENGINEER'S ALPHABET; Other Books by the Author; Title; Copyright; To Stephen and Laura; Preface; A; abbreviations.; acronyms.; "alphabet of the engineer."; ancient engineering.; applied science.; architects vs. engineers.; arm waving.; artist-engineers.; asphalt cookies.; B; back of the envelope.; backups and redundancy.; badges of engineering societies.; bents and bridges.; biographies of engineers.; books by and about engineers.; David Billington.; Eugene Ferguson.; James Kip Finch.; Samuel Florman.; Richard Meehan.; Walter Vincenti.; Richard G.Weingardt.; Engineers' Dreams.
The Great Bridge.The Soul of a New Machine.; bridge-building contests.; bug.; C; calculators.; Centennial of Engineering.; cheers of engineers.; cities and other places named for engineers.; civil engineering.; codes and standards.; codes of ethics.; computer.; concrete.; concrete canoes.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.; craft tradition.; cut-and-try.; D; definitions of engineering.; Dilbert.; disasters and near-disasters.; Bhopal.; Challenger.; Citicorp Tower.; Columbia.; Deepwater Horizon.; Fukushima.; Hyatt Regency.; Texas A&M Bonfire.; Three Mile Island.; World Trade Center. drafting tables.duty of an engineer.; E; economics and engineering.; education of engineers.; egg-drop competition.; "electronic engineer."; "Elegy to an Engineer's Sweetheart."; engineer.; engineer.; Engineering News-Record.; engineering science.; "engineers."; "Engineer's Creed."; Engineers Week.; "enginerd."; Erector set.; Erie Canal.; ethics.; expert witness.; Daubert.; Kumho.; F; factor of safety.; failure.; "Faith of the Engineer."; famous engineers.; Theodore von Kármán.; Charles Kettering.; John Smeaton.; David B. Steinman.; Charles Steinmetz.; Thomas Telford.; Stephen P. Timoshenko. J. A. L. Waddell.father-and-son engineers.; The Lighthouse Stevensons.; fight songs for engineers.; financial engineering.; FIRST.; founder societies.; French tradition in engineering.; G; gentlemen and engineers.; G.I. Bill.; glass half full.; Grand Challenges.; Greatest Britons.; Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.; "a great profession."; H; hairy-eared engineer.; half-life of technical skills.; hard hat.; heroic engineers.; highway numbering system.; historic engineering landmarks.; history and engineering.; history of technology.; honor societies. hubris in engineering.I; image of engineers.; imagineering.; industrial design.; industry.; infrastructure.; insight in engineering.; intuition in engineering.; inventions without necessity.; invention vs. innovation.; inventors.; Iron Bridge.; iron ring.; J; jokes about engineers.; joylessness of engineering.; K; keys of honor societies.; L; land-grant institutions.; land surveying.; LAND SURVEYING; letters after an engineer's name.; C.E.; C.Eng.; D.E.E.; D.Sc.; E.I.T.; F.Eng.; M.E.; M.I.C.E.; N.A.E.; P.E.; P.Eng.; S.E.; letters and numerals.; liberal education.; libraries. licensing of engineers. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457506003321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski [[electronic resource]]
| An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Petroski Henry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 601 |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Technology - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-107-23007-1
1-139-18006-1 1-283-38420-5 1-139-18984-0 9786613384201 1-139-18853-4 1-139-18391-5 1-139-19113-6 1-139-18623-X 1-139-05751-0 |
| Classificazione | TEC009000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; AN ENGINEER'S ALPHABET; Other Books by the Author; Title; Copyright; To Stephen and Laura; Preface; A; abbreviations.; acronyms.; "alphabet of the engineer."; ancient engineering.; applied science.; architects vs. engineers.; arm waving.; artist-engineers.; asphalt cookies.; B; back of the envelope.; backups and redundancy.; badges of engineering societies.; bents and bridges.; biographies of engineers.; books by and about engineers.; David Billington.; Eugene Ferguson.; James Kip Finch.; Samuel Florman.; Richard Meehan.; Walter Vincenti.; Richard G.Weingardt.; Engineers' Dreams.
The Great Bridge.The Soul of a New Machine.; bridge-building contests.; bug.; C; calculators.; Centennial of Engineering.; cheers of engineers.; cities and other places named for engineers.; civil engineering.; codes and standards.; codes of ethics.; computer.; concrete.; concrete canoes.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.; craft tradition.; cut-and-try.; D; definitions of engineering.; Dilbert.; disasters and near-disasters.; Bhopal.; Challenger.; Citicorp Tower.; Columbia.; Deepwater Horizon.; Fukushima.; Hyatt Regency.; Texas A&M Bonfire.; Three Mile Island.; World Trade Center. drafting tables.duty of an engineer.; E; economics and engineering.; education of engineers.; egg-drop competition.; "electronic engineer."; "Elegy to an Engineer's Sweetheart."; engineer.; engineer.; Engineering News-Record.; engineering science.; "engineers."; "Engineer's Creed."; Engineers Week.; "enginerd."; Erector set.; Erie Canal.; ethics.; expert witness.; Daubert.; Kumho.; F; factor of safety.; failure.; "Faith of the Engineer."; famous engineers.; Theodore von Kármán.; Charles Kettering.; John Smeaton.; David B. Steinman.; Charles Steinmetz.; Thomas Telford.; Stephen P. Timoshenko. J. A. L. Waddell.father-and-son engineers.; The Lighthouse Stevensons.; fight songs for engineers.; financial engineering.; FIRST.; founder societies.; French tradition in engineering.; G; gentlemen and engineers.; G.I. Bill.; glass half full.; Grand Challenges.; Greatest Britons.; Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.; "a great profession."; H; hairy-eared engineer.; half-life of technical skills.; hard hat.; heroic engineers.; highway numbering system.; historic engineering landmarks.; history and engineering.; history of technology.; honor societies. hubris in engineering.I; image of engineers.; imagineering.; industrial design.; industry.; infrastructure.; insight in engineering.; intuition in engineering.; inventions without necessity.; invention vs. innovation.; inventors.; Iron Bridge.; iron ring.; J; jokes about engineers.; joylessness of engineering.; K; keys of honor societies.; L; land-grant institutions.; land surveying.; LAND SURVEYING; letters after an engineer's name.; C.E.; C.Eng.; D.E.E.; D.Sc.; E.I.T.; F.Eng.; M.E.; M.I.C.E.; N.A.E.; P.E.; P.Eng.; S.E.; letters and numerals.; liberal education.; libraries. licensing of engineers. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781864003321 |
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Petroski Henry
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski
| An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski |
| Autore | Petroski Henry |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 601 |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Technology - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-107-23007-1
1-139-18006-1 1-283-38420-5 1-139-18984-0 9786613384201 1-139-18853-4 1-139-18391-5 1-139-19113-6 1-139-18623-X 1-139-05751-0 |
| Classificazione | TEC009000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; AN ENGINEER'S ALPHABET; Other Books by the Author; Title; Copyright; To Stephen and Laura; Preface; A; abbreviations.; acronyms.; "alphabet of the engineer."; ancient engineering.; applied science.; architects vs. engineers.; arm waving.; artist-engineers.; asphalt cookies.; B; back of the envelope.; backups and redundancy.; badges of engineering societies.; bents and bridges.; biographies of engineers.; books by and about engineers.; David Billington.; Eugene Ferguson.; James Kip Finch.; Samuel Florman.; Richard Meehan.; Walter Vincenti.; Richard G.Weingardt.; Engineers' Dreams.
The Great Bridge.The Soul of a New Machine.; bridge-building contests.; bug.; C; calculators.; Centennial of Engineering.; cheers of engineers.; cities and other places named for engineers.; civil engineering.; codes and standards.; codes of ethics.; computer.; concrete.; concrete canoes.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.; craft tradition.; cut-and-try.; D; definitions of engineering.; Dilbert.; disasters and near-disasters.; Bhopal.; Challenger.; Citicorp Tower.; Columbia.; Deepwater Horizon.; Fukushima.; Hyatt Regency.; Texas A&M Bonfire.; Three Mile Island.; World Trade Center. drafting tables.duty of an engineer.; E; economics and engineering.; education of engineers.; egg-drop competition.; "electronic engineer."; "Elegy to an Engineer's Sweetheart."; engineer.; engineer.; Engineering News-Record.; engineering science.; "engineers."; "Engineer's Creed."; Engineers Week.; "enginerd."; Erector set.; Erie Canal.; ethics.; expert witness.; Daubert.; Kumho.; F; factor of safety.; failure.; "Faith of the Engineer."; famous engineers.; Theodore von Kármán.; Charles Kettering.; John Smeaton.; David B. Steinman.; Charles Steinmetz.; Thomas Telford.; Stephen P. Timoshenko. J. A. L. Waddell.father-and-son engineers.; The Lighthouse Stevensons.; fight songs for engineers.; financial engineering.; FIRST.; founder societies.; French tradition in engineering.; G; gentlemen and engineers.; G.I. Bill.; glass half full.; Grand Challenges.; Greatest Britons.; Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.; "a great profession."; H; hairy-eared engineer.; half-life of technical skills.; hard hat.; heroic engineers.; highway numbering system.; historic engineering landmarks.; history and engineering.; history of technology.; honor societies. hubris in engineering.I; image of engineers.; imagineering.; industrial design.; industry.; infrastructure.; insight in engineering.; intuition in engineering.; inventions without necessity.; invention vs. innovation.; inventors.; Iron Bridge.; iron ring.; J; jokes about engineers.; joylessness of engineering.; K; keys of honor societies.; L; land-grant institutions.; land surveying.; LAND SURVEYING; letters after an engineer's name.; C.E.; C.Eng.; D.E.E.; D.Sc.; E.I.T.; F.Eng.; M.E.; M.I.C.E.; N.A.E.; P.E.; P.Eng.; S.E.; letters and numerals.; liberal education.; libraries. licensing of engineers. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828590703321 |
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Petroski Henry
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering justice : transforming engineering education and practice / / Jon A. Leydens, Juan C. Lucena
| Engineering justice : transforming engineering education and practice / / Jon A. Leydens, Juan C. Lucena |
| Autore | Leydens Jon A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Wiley-IEEE Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 PDF (304 pages) |
| Disciplina | 620.001 |
| Collana | IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering ethics
Engineering - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-118-75731-9
1-118-75743-2 1-118-75736-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Social Justice is Often Invisible in Engineering Education and Practice -- Engineering Design for Social Justice -- Social Justice in the Engineering Sciences -- Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering Education: From Irrelevance to Social Justice -- Transforming Engineering Education and Practice -- Conclusion: Making Social Justice Visible and Valued. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910270872203321 |
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Leydens Jon A.
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| Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Wiley-IEEE Press, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering justice : transforming engineering education and practice / / Jon A. Leydens, Juan C. Lucena
| Engineering justice : transforming engineering education and practice / / Jon A. Leydens, Juan C. Lucena |
| Autore | Leydens Jon A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Wiley-IEEE Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 PDF (304 pages) |
| Disciplina | 620.001 |
| Collana | IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering ethics
Engineering - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-118-75731-9
1-118-75743-2 1-118-75736-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Social Justice is Often Invisible in Engineering Education and Practice -- Engineering Design for Social Justice -- Social Justice in the Engineering Sciences -- Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering Education: From Irrelevance to Social Justice -- Transforming Engineering Education and Practice -- Conclusion: Making Social Justice Visible and Valued. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830446603321 |
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Leydens Jon A.
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| Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Wiley-IEEE Press, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Infinito in ogni direzione / Freeman J. Dyson ; trad. di Annita Biasi Conte
| Infinito in ogni direzione / Freeman J. Dyson ; trad. di Annita Biasi Conte |
| Autore | Dyson, Freeman J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Rizzoli, c1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 293 p. ; 22 cm |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Engineering - Philosophy Biology - Philosophy Life |
| ISBN | 8817854794 |
| Classificazione | LC Q175.3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003648289707536 |
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Dyson, Freeman J.
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| Milano : Rizzoli, c1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Interdisciplinary and social nature of engineering practices : philosophy, examples and approaches / / Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Maarten J. Verkerk, Paulo Fernando Ribeiro, editors
| Interdisciplinary and social nature of engineering practices : philosophy, examples and approaches / / Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Maarten J. Verkerk, Paulo Fernando Ribeiro, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Disciplina | 620.001 |
| Collana | Studies in applied philosophy, epistemology and rational ethics |
| Soggetto topico | Engineering - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 3-030-88016-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910523720803321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophical, logical and scientific perspectives in engineering / / Zekai Sen
| Philosophical, logical and scientific perspectives in engineering / / Zekai Sen |
| Autore | Şen Zekâi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham [Switzerland] : , : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Intelligent Systems Reference Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Engineering - Study and teaching |
| ISBN | 3-319-01742-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Intelligent Reasoning Elements -- Philosophy and Engineering -- Logic and Engineering -- Science and Engineering -- Education and Engineering -- Future Trends. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299491203321 |
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Şen Zekâi
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| Cham [Switzerland] : , : Springer, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthonie Meijers
| Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthonie Meijers |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/North Holland, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1473 p.) |
| Disciplina |
501
601 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MeijersAnthonie |
| Collana | Handbook of the philosophy of science |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Engineering - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-28584-X
9786612285844 0-08-093074-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; General Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 General Introduction; Part I Technology, Engineering and the Sciences; Chapter 2 Introduction to Part I; Chapter 3 Defining Technology and the Engineering Sciences; Chapter 4 Science, Technology and the Science-Technology Relationship; Chapter 5 The Role of Social Science in Engineering; Chapter 6 The Emergence of the Engineering Sciences: An Historical Analysis; Chapter 7 Coherence and Diversity in the Engineering Sciences
Part II Ontology and Epistemology of ArtifactsChapter 8 Introduction to Part II; Chapter 9 Artefacts in Metaphysics; Chapter 10 Philosophical Theories of Artifact Function; Chapter 11 Functional Decomposition and Mereology in Engineering; Chapter 12 Artefacts in Formal Ontology; Chapter 13 The Nature of Technological Knowledge; Chapter 14 Tacit Knowledge and Engineering Design; Chapter 15 Practical Reasoning and Engineering; Part III Philosophy of Engineering Design; Chapter 16 Introduction to Part III; Chapter 17 Thinking about Design: An Historical Perspective Chapter 18 Typologies of Design PracticeChapter 19 Translating Customer Requirements into Technical Specifications; Chapter 20 Foundational Issues of Engineering Design; Chapter 21 Computational Representations of Function in Engineering Design; Chapter 22 Rationality in Design; Chapter 23 Designing Socio-Technical Systems; Chapter 24 Introduction to Part IV; Chapter 25 The Notion of a Model: A Historical Overview; Chapter 26 Functional Modelling and Mathematical Models: A Semantic Analysis; Chapter 27 Models as Epistemic Tools in Engineering Sciences Chapter 28 Model-Based Reasoning in Interdisciplinary EngineeringChapter 29 Scale Modelling in Engineering: Froude's Case; Chapter 30 Similarity and Dimensional Analysis; Chapter 31 Measurement Theory and Engineering; Chapter 32 Technological Explanation; Part V Norms and Values in Technology and Engineering; Chapter 33 Introduction to Part V; Chapter 34 Why Technologies Are Inherently Normative; Chapter 35 Artefacts and Normativity; Chapter 36 Professional Standards in Engineering Practice; Chapter 37 Values in Engineering Design; Chapter 38 The Concept of Efficiency: An Historical Analysis Chapter 39 Aesthetic Values in Technology and Engineering DesignChapter 40 Risk and Safety in Technology; Chapter 41 Technology Assessment: Concepts and Methods; Chapter 42 The Interaction of Ethics and Technology in Historical Perspective; Part VI Philosophical Issues in Engineering Disciplines; Chapter 43 Introduction to Part VI; Chapter 44 Philosophy of Architecture; Chapter 45 Philosophy of Agricultural Technology; Chapter 46 Philosophy of Medical Technology; Chapter 47 Philosophy of Biotechnology; Chapter 48 Philosophy of Computing and Information Technology; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455267903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/North Holland, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthonie Meijers
| Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthonie Meijers |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/North Holland, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1473 p.) |
| Disciplina |
501
601 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MeijersAnthonie |
| Collana | Handbook of the philosophy of science |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Engineering - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-282-28584-X
9786612285844 0-08-093074-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; General Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 General Introduction; Part I Technology, Engineering and the Sciences; Chapter 2 Introduction to Part I; Chapter 3 Defining Technology and the Engineering Sciences; Chapter 4 Science, Technology and the Science-Technology Relationship; Chapter 5 The Role of Social Science in Engineering; Chapter 6 The Emergence of the Engineering Sciences: An Historical Analysis; Chapter 7 Coherence and Diversity in the Engineering Sciences
Part II Ontology and Epistemology of ArtifactsChapter 8 Introduction to Part II; Chapter 9 Artefacts in Metaphysics; Chapter 10 Philosophical Theories of Artifact Function; Chapter 11 Functional Decomposition and Mereology in Engineering; Chapter 12 Artefacts in Formal Ontology; Chapter 13 The Nature of Technological Knowledge; Chapter 14 Tacit Knowledge and Engineering Design; Chapter 15 Practical Reasoning and Engineering; Part III Philosophy of Engineering Design; Chapter 16 Introduction to Part III; Chapter 17 Thinking about Design: An Historical Perspective Chapter 18 Typologies of Design PracticeChapter 19 Translating Customer Requirements into Technical Specifications; Chapter 20 Foundational Issues of Engineering Design; Chapter 21 Computational Representations of Function in Engineering Design; Chapter 22 Rationality in Design; Chapter 23 Designing Socio-Technical Systems; Chapter 24 Introduction to Part IV; Chapter 25 The Notion of a Model: A Historical Overview; Chapter 26 Functional Modelling and Mathematical Models: A Semantic Analysis; Chapter 27 Models as Epistemic Tools in Engineering Sciences Chapter 28 Model-Based Reasoning in Interdisciplinary EngineeringChapter 29 Scale Modelling in Engineering: Froude's Case; Chapter 30 Similarity and Dimensional Analysis; Chapter 31 Measurement Theory and Engineering; Chapter 32 Technological Explanation; Part V Norms and Values in Technology and Engineering; Chapter 33 Introduction to Part V; Chapter 34 Why Technologies Are Inherently Normative; Chapter 35 Artefacts and Normativity; Chapter 36 Professional Standards in Engineering Practice; Chapter 37 Values in Engineering Design; Chapter 38 The Concept of Efficiency: An Historical Analysis Chapter 39 Aesthetic Values in Technology and Engineering DesignChapter 40 Risk and Safety in Technology; Chapter 41 Technology Assessment: Concepts and Methods; Chapter 42 The Interaction of Ethics and Technology in Historical Perspective; Part VI Philosophical Issues in Engineering Disciplines; Chapter 43 Introduction to Part VI; Chapter 44 Philosophy of Architecture; Chapter 45 Philosophy of Agricultural Technology; Chapter 46 Philosophy of Medical Technology; Chapter 47 Philosophy of Biotechnology; Chapter 48 Philosophy of Computing and Information Technology; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778325403321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/North Holland, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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