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Philosophy for Engineering

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1271-1

ISBN: 978-981-15-1270-4

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Nov 13, 2019

1 - 9 of 9 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction: From Engineering to Philosophy

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 1 –7

[We argue that practice, context, ethics, models and failure are crucial for engineering. There are many aspects to consider regarding these terms; and engineers should try to reflect on them thoughtfully. We then present Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Michael Polanyi and Martin Heidegger as 20th...
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Chapter 2Are Engineers Makers or Thinkers?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 9 –21

[Engineers could have an identity crisis arising from questions regarding their influence, role and knowledge. These questions relate to ethics, ontology and epistemology respectively, demonstrating that philosophy is highly relevant to engineering. The tensions, differences and similarities...
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Chapter 3Are Failures the Pillars of Success?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 23 –46

[Karl Popper argued that the scientific method was cyclic in nature; and that the growth of scientific knowledge took place when we focused on the falsification of theories, as opposed to their verification. We demonstrate here the relevance of these ideas to engineering processes and approaches,...
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Chapter 4Will Any Old Model Do?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 47 –63

[Thomas Kuhn argued that science progressed from one ‘ruling paradigm’ to another through periods of ‘revolution’; and also that science was concerned not so much with truth, but with theories (agreed upon by scientists) that explained phenomena. While most scientists would be uncomfortable with...
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Chapter 5Shared Values for Aesthetics and Ethics?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 65 –78

[Michael Polanyi insisted that scientific knowledge was intensely personal in nature, though held with universal intent and hence shared. His insights regarding the personal values of beauty and morality in science are first enunciated and then explored for their relevance to engineering. It is...
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Chapter 6Is Technology Neutral?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 79 –89

[Heidegger affirmed traditional technology, but was opposed to science based modern technology, in which everything including humans tend to get ‘levelled down’ to a mere ‘resource’. This opposition was expressed in the form of deep questioning and a suspicion of superficial evaluation, because...
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Chapter 7Is Knowledge Acquired by Thinking or Doing?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 91 –101

[Some aspects of Martin Heidegger’s philosophy resonate strongly with an engineering outlook. He argued that practice was more ‘primordial’ than theory, though preserving an important role for theoretical understanding as well, thus speaking to the gap between engineering education (highly...
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Chapter 8Can Practice Based Knowledge Be Formalized?

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 103 –116

[Michael Polanyi’s epistemology and Martin Heidegger’s ontology provide a strong rationale for the notion of practice based knowledge. Tacit knowing (Polanyi) and pre-theoretical shared practice (Heidegger) are two such philosophical concepts. Practice based knowledge can be categorized as being...
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Chapter 9Conclusion: From Philosophy to Engineering

Dias, Priyan

Pages: 117 –124

[We draw together the ideas of Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Michael Polanyi and Martin Heidegger that are relevant to engineering on practice, context, ethics, models and failure; and then identify some areas that have not been explored in depth, such as uncertainty, sensitivity, hierarchy,...

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