Engineering, development and philosophy : American, Chinese and European perspectives
This inclusive, cross-cultural study rethinks the nexus between engineering, development, and culture. It offers diverse commentary from a range of disciplinary perspectives on how the philosophies of today s cultural triumvirate American, European and Chinese are shaped and given nuance by the cros...
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| Natura: | Livre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
2012.
Cham : Springer Nature |
| Serie: | Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
11 |
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| Accesso online: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Engineering, development and philosophy, american, chinese and european perspectives, Steen Hyldgaard Christensen, Carl Mitcham, Bocong Li, Yanming An, editors, Dordrecht, Springer, 2012, 1 vol. (XXVII-412 p.), Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 978-94-007-5281-8 • Engineering, Development and Philosophy, Texte imprimé, 9789400752832 • Engineering, Development and Philosophy, Texte imprimé, 9789400792548 |
Sommario:
- Part I. Rethinking Philosophy of Engineering and Development
- Introduction; Erich W. Schienke and Brent K. Jesiek
- Chapter 1. Turning Engineering Green: Sustainable Development and Engineering Education; Andrew Jamison
- Chapter 2. From a Micro-Macro Framework to a Micro-Meso-Macro Framework; Bocong Li
- Chapter 3. Traditional Chinese Thinking and Its Influence on Modern Engineering and Social Development; Qian Wang and Qin Zhu
- Chapter 4. Engineering and Development in Modern China: Challenges and Responses; Xiaonan Hong and Li Ma
- Chapter 5. Ecocity China : An Ethos under Development; Erich W. Schienke
- Chapter 6. Negotiated Development: Rediscovering a Global Development Ethic; Peter McEvoy, Jane Grimson, and William Grimson
- Part II. Rethinking Engineering Education
- Introduction; Andrew Jamison and Yi Shen
- Chapter 7. The Challenge of Educating Engineers for a Close, Crowded and Creative World; Ela Krawczyk and Mike Murphy
- Chapter 8. Educating Chinese Engineers: The Case of Shanghai Jiao Tong University during 1896-1949; Brent K. Jesiek and Yi Shen
- Chapter 9. Academic Drift in European Professional Engineering Education: The End of Alternatives to the University?; Steen Hyldgaard Christensen
- Chapter 10. Governing Engineering; Anders Buch
- Chapter 11. Historical Tensions in Engineering Education: European Perspectives; Andrew Jamison and Matthias Heymann
- Chapter 12. Socio-technical integration in Engineering Education: A Never Ending Story; Steen Hyldgaard Christensen and Erik Ernø Kjølhede
- Chapter 13. Tensions in Developing Engineering Design Competencies; Ulrik Jørgensen
- Chapter 14. The Local Engineer: Normative Holism in Engineering Formation; Gary Lee Downey
- Chapter 15. Eyes Wide Shut? Loyalty and Practical Morality in Engineering Education; Martine Buser and Christian Koch
- Part III. Rethinking Perspectives on Engineering, Nature andSociety
- Introduction; Martin Meganck and Yanming An
- Chapter 16. Ex-students engaged in Engineers without Borders : What Have They Become?; Christelle Didier
- Chapter 17. Socio-technical Integration: Research Policies in the United States, European Union, and China; Hannot Rodríguez, Hu Mingyan and Erik Fisher
- Chapter 18. Inheritance Ethics in Engineering Development: Comparison Between Shenyang and Ruhr on Industrial Heritage Conservation; Jian Wang and Jia Chen
- Chapter 19. Dam Construction Ethics in China; Zhihui Zhang
- Chapter 20. The Development of Railroads in the United States and China; Nan Wang
- Chapter 21. Engineering Leadership; Mike Murphy and Eugene Coyle
- Chapter 22. Harmonization with Nature: Ancient Chinese Views and Technological Development
- Chapter 23. Lynn White Revisited: Religious and Cultural Backgrounds for Technological Development; Martin Meganck
- Author Biographies
- Index. .