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A Philosophy of TechnologyTechnical Designing

A Philosophy of Technology: Technical Designing [In Chapter 1, a technical artefact was defined as a physical object designed and made by humans with a technical function and a use plan. In this chapter, we focus on the question of what technical designing actually is There is consensus amongst engineers about two main features: the core activity of technical designing is describing a physical object that is able to fulfil a technical function effectively and efficiently;in a broad sense, technical designing is an activity aimed at achieving the goals of people, companies or society as a whole.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Philosophy of TechnologyTechnical Designing

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2011
ISBN
978-3-031-79969-3
Pages
21 –37
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-79971-6_3
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[In Chapter 1, a technical artefact was defined as a physical object designed and made by humans with a technical function and a use plan. In this chapter, we focus on the question of what technical designing actually is There is consensus amongst engineers about two main features: the core activity of technical designing is describing a physical object that is able to fulfil a technical function effectively and efficiently;in a broad sense, technical designing is an activity aimed at achieving the goals of people, companies or society as a whole.]

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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