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The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design

The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Philosophy

Technology & EngineeringHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 3319351540
ISBN13: 9783319351544
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Aug 29 2016
Pages: 75
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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