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Teaching about Technology Marc J. de Vries

Teaching about Technology By Marc J. de Vries

Teaching about Technology by Marc J. de Vries


Summary

This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology that is accessible to non-philosophers. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology and also discusses the relevance of that for teaching about technology.

Teaching about Technology Summary

Teaching about Technology: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers by Marc J. de Vries

This book provides an introduction to the philosophy of technology that is accessible to non-philosophers. It offers a survey of the current state-of-affairs in the philosophy of technology and also discusses the relevance of that for teaching about technology. The book includes questions and assignments and offers an extensive annotated bibliography for those who want to read more about the discipline.

About Marc J. de Vries

The author is assistant professor in philosophy of technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology and affiliate professor in reformational philosophy at the Delft University of Technology (both in the Netherlands).

Before that he was physics teacher and technology teacher educator.

He is currently the editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Technology & Design Education.

Table of Contents

Philosophy of technology: what and why?- Technological artifacts.- Technological knowledge.- Technological processes.- Technology and the nature of humans.- Ethics and aesthetics of technology.- Learners' philosophies of technology.- Reconceptualizing technology through education.- Practical issues in teaching about technology.- Questions and assignments.- Resources for further reading and thinking.

Additional information

NLS9781402052743
9781402052743
140205274X
Teaching about Technology: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers by Marc J. de Vries
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2006-12-04
172
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