The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design
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Beschreibung
This book discusses the relationship between the philosophy of science and philosophy of engineering, and demonstrates how philosophers of engineering design as well as design researchers can benefit from the conceptual toolkit that the philosophy of science has to offer.
In this regard, it employs conceptual tools from the philosophical literature on scientific explanation to address key issues in engineering design and philosophy of engineering design. Specifically, the book focuses on assessing the explanatory value of function ascriptions used in engineering design and philosophy of technical functions; on elaborating the structure of explanation in engineering design; on assessing the role and value of design representations in engineering design and philosophy thereof; and on elaborating means for the testing of design methods.
Presenting a novel and effective approach to tackling key issues in the field, philosophers of engineering and design alikewill greatly benefit from this book.
This book discusses the relationship between the philosophy of science and philosophy of engineering, and demonstrates how philosophers of engineering design as well as design researchers can benefit from the conceptual toolkit that the philosophy of science has to offer.
In this regard, it employs conceptual tools from the philosophical literature on scientific explanation to address key issues in engineering design and philosophy of engineering design. Specifically, the book focuses on assessing the explanatory value of function ascriptions used in engineering design and philosophy of technical functions; on elaborating the structure of explanation in engineering design; on assessing the role and value of design representations in engineering design and philosophy thereof; and on elaborating means for the testing of design methods.
Presenting a novel and effective approach to tackling key issues in the field, philosophers of engineering and design alike willgreatly benefit from this book.
Identifies essential conceptual common ground between the philosophy of science and philosophy of engineering Employs conceptual tools from the philosophy of science to address issues in the philosophy of technical artifacts and technical functions, and in the philosophy of engineering design Analyzes in detail the explanatory utility of function ascriptions and elaborates on conceptual tools for the testing of design methods Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Dingmar van Eck
Themen in »The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design«
Philosophy of Engineering Design Philosophy of Science Mechanistic Framework in Engineering Science Technical Function Theories Testing of Design Methods Function Ascriptions Functional vs. Teleological Explanation Malfunction Explanation The Problem of the Absent Artifact Roles of Design Representations