Translations of Technology and the Future of Engineering

Fritzsche A, Oks SJ (2018)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2018

Publisher: Springer

Edited Volumes: The Future of Engineering: Philosophical Foundations, Ethical Problems and Application Cases

Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

City/Town: Cham

Book Volume: 31

Pages Range: 1-12

ISBN: 978-3-319-91028-4

URI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-91029-1_1

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91029-1_1

Abstract

Philosophers of technology, engineers, and other experts involved with the same subject matter look at technology in different ways. This paper explores what happens if conflicts and misunderstandings between them cannot be resolved. The exchange between the different expert groups on philosophical questions concerning technology is described as a continuous practice of coping with diversity. This practice can be described as translation, because it connects otherwise unrelated expressions of meaning. It lays the foundation for any further productive treatment of technology in society and future possibilities for the development of engineering. The chapters of this book are used as an illustration of the many different faces and levels of translation in the field.

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APA:

Fritzsche, A., & Oks, S.J. (2018). Translations of Technology and the Future of Engineering. In Albrecht Fritzsche, Sascha Julian Oks (Eds.), The Future of Engineering: Philosophical Foundations, Ethical Problems and Application Cases. (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer.

MLA:

Fritzsche, Albrecht, and Sascha Julian Oks. "Translations of Technology and the Future of Engineering." The Future of Engineering: Philosophical Foundations, Ethical Problems and Application Cases. Ed. Albrecht Fritzsche, Sascha Julian Oks, Cham: Springer, 2018. 1-12.

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