This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology that is accessible to non-philosophers. 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 includes questions and assignments and offers an extensive annotated bibliography for those who want to read more about the discipline.
This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology that is accessible to non-philosophers. It offers a survey of the current state-...
Since World War I, the Natuurkundig Laboratorium has been a crucial center of industrial research for Philips, one of the world's largest electronics companies. In this study, Marc J. de Vries demonstrates how the history of the laboratory can help us understand important changes in the production and uses of technology in the twentieth century. Breaking their study into three periods, each characterized by different research goals and approaches, the authors augment this general history with detailed case studies. The result will be of value to anyone studying the history and philosophy...
Since World War I, the Natuurkundig Laboratorium has been a crucial center of industrial research for Philips, one of the world's largest electronics ...
The position of technology education in the school curriculum is a topic of continuous discussions. This book offers a number of research-based contributions to that discussion. A number of aspects have been identified that are related to the way technology education can be embedded in the curriculum: The historical development of the subject, its disciplinary character, its relation to other parts of the curriculum, and in particular with science and language education, the relation between the formal school curriculum and informal learning, forms of progression over the grades, and its...
The position of technology education in the school curriculum is a topic of continuous discussions. This book offers a number of research-based co...
The position of technology education in the school curriculum is a topic of continuous discussions. This book offers a number of research-based contributions to that discussion. A number of aspects have been identified that are related to the way technology education can be embedded in the curriculum: The historical development of the subject, its disciplinary character, its relation to other parts of the curriculum, and in particular with science and language education, the relation between the formal school curriculum and informal learning, forms of progression over the grades, and its...
The position of technology education in the school curriculum is a topic of continuous discussions. This book offers a number of research-based co...
This book is a distinctive fusion of philosophy and technology, delineating the normative landscape that informs today s technologies and tomorrow s inventions. The authors examine what we deem to be the internal norms that govern our ever-expanding technical universe. Recognizing that developments in technology and engineering literally create our human future, transforming existing knowledge into tomorrow s tools and infrastructure, they chart the normative criteria we use to evaluate novel technological artifacts: how, for example, do we judge a good from a bad expert system or nuclear...
This book is a distinctive fusion of philosophy and technology, delineating the normative landscape that informs today s technologies and tomorrow ...
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...
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 ...
