The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering 1st Edition by Diane P Michelfelder, Neelke Doorn ISBN 9781138244955 1138244953

Part I Foundational Perspectives

1 What Is Engineering?

2 A Brief History of Engineering

3 Western Philosophical Approaches and Engineering

4 Eastern Philosophical Approaches and Engineering

5 What Is Engineering Science?

6 Scientific Methodology in the Engineering Sciences

Part II Engineering Reasoning

7 Engineering Design and the Quest for Optimality

8 Prescriptive Engineering Knowledge

9 Engineering as Art and the Art of Engineering

10 Creativity and Discovery in Engineering

11 Uncertainty

12 Scenarios

13 Systems Engineering as Engineering Philosophy

14 Assessing Provenance and Bias in Big Data

Part III Ontology

15 Artifacts

16 Engineering Objects

17 Use Plans

18 Function in Engineering

19 Emergence in Engineering

20 Towards an Ontology of Innovation: On the New, the Political-Economic Dimension and the Intrinsic Risks Involved in Innovation Processes

Part IV Engineering Design Processes

21 Engineering Design

22 Values and Design

23 Design Methods and Validation

24 Human-Centred Design and its Inherent Ethical Qualities

25 Sustainable Design

26 Maintenance

Part V Engineering Activities and Methods

27 Measurement

28 Models in Engineering and Design: Modeling Relations and Directions of Fit

29 Scale Modeling

30 Computer Simulations

31 Experimentation

32 On Verification and Validation in Engineering

Part VI Values in Engineering

33 Values in Risk and Safety Assessment

34 Engineering and Sustainability: Control and Care in Unfoldings of Modernity

35 The Role of Resilience in Engineering

36 Trust in Engineering

37 Aesthetics

38 Health

39 Philosophy of Security Engineering

Part VII Responsibilities in Engineering Practice

40 Ethical Considerations in Engineering

41 Autonomy in Engineering

42 Standards in Engineering

43 Professional Codes of Ethics

44 Responsibilities to the Public—Professional Engineering Societies

45 Engineering as a Political Practice

46 Global Engineering Ethics

47 Engineering Practice and Engineering Policy: The Narrative Form of Engineering Policy Advice

Part VIII Reimagining Engineering

48 Feminist Engineering and Gender

49 Socially Responsible Engineering

50 Engineering and Social Justice

51 Engineering and Environmental Justice

52 Beyond Traditional Engineering: Green, Humanitarian, Social Justice, and Omnium Approaches

53 Engineering and Contemporary Continental Philosophy of Technology

54 Engineering Practice from the Perspective of Methodical Constructivism and Culturalism

55 Reimagining the Future of Engineering

Index