The future of engineering : philosophical foundations, ethical problems and application cases / [edited by] Albrecht Fritzsche, Sascha Julian Oks

Translations of technology and the future of engineering / Albrecht Fritzsche and Sascha Julian Oks -- "The one, the few or the many?": using independence as a strategy in engineering development and modeling / Zachary Pirtle, Jay Odenbaugh, and Zoe Szajnfarber -- Practical inference-a formal analysis / Sjoerd Zwart, Maarten Franssen, and Peter Kroes -- Intuition and ineffability: tacit knowledge and engineering design / Mark Thomas Young -- The engineering knowledge research program / Terry Bristol -- Philosophy of engineering and the quest for a novel notion of experimentation / Viola Schiaffonati -- Demarcating simulation / Nico Formanek -- Three stages of technical artifacts' life cycle: based on a four factors theory / Nan Wang and Bocong Li -- Metis: reconfiguring the philosophy of engineering / Jos©♭ Aravena-Reyes -- Thorstein B. Veblen's philosophy of technology and modern capitalism / Tuna Baskoy -- Energy technologies and human well-being. Using sustainable design for the energy transition / Rafaela Hillerbrand and Kathrin Goldammer -- Technology, society, and survival / Erik W. Aslaksen -- Manufacturing with a big M-the grand challenges of engineering in digital societies from the perspective of the Institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge University / Andy Neely, Sarah Fell, and Albrecht Fritzche -- Fostering subjectivity in engineering education: philosophical framework and pedagogical strategies / Cecilia Moloney, Cecile Badenhorst, and Janna Rosales -- Managing the state of the art of engineering: learning from medicine / ©‰dison Renato Silva, Roberto Bartholo, and Domicio Proen©ʹa Jr. -- What ethics owes engineering / Glen Miller -- New trends in engineering ethics-a Japanese perspective / Hidekazu Kanemitsu -- Nietzche, Postphenomenology, and Nihilism-technology relations / Nolen Gertz -- Assisting ourselves to death-a philosophical reflection on lifting a finger with Advanced Assistive Systems / Bruno Gransche -- Engineering privacy on the scaffolds: an existentialist examination of privacy by design / Kristen Psaty

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In a world permeated by digital technology, engineering is involved in every aspect of human life. Engineers address a wider range of design problems than ever before, raising new questions and challenges regarding their work, as boundaries between engineering, management, politics, education and art disappear in the face of comprehensive socio-technical systems. It is therefore necessary to review our understanding of engineering practice, expertise and responsibility.This book advances the idea that the future of engineering will not be driven by a static view of a closed discipline, but rather will result from a continuous dialogue between different stakeholders involved in the design and application of technical artefacts. Based on papers presented at the 2016 conference of the forum for Philosophy, Engineering and Technology (fPET) in Nuremberg, Germany, the book features contributions by philosophers, engineers and managers from academia and industry, who discuss current and upcoming issues in engineering from a wide variety of different perspectives. They cover topics such as problem solving strategies and value-sensitive design, experimentation and simulation, engineering knowledge and education, interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainability, risk and privacy.The different contributions in combination draw a comprehensive picture of efforts worldwide to come to terms with engineering, its foundations in philosophy, the ethical problems it causes, and its effect on the ongoing development of society