{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-engineering-i-create-therefore-i-am-hardcover","title":"An Introduction to the Philosophy of Engineering: I Create, Therefore I Am - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBocong Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShunfu Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eNan Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword.- Translator's Introduction.- Introduction.- The First Stage of Engineering Activity: Planning and Decision-making.- The Second Stage of Engineering Activity: Operating and Implementing.- The Third Stage of Engineering activity: Using Artifacts and Living a Life.- Philosophy of Engineering: An Emerging Branch of Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first academic work on the philosophy of engineering in China that reflects two decades of research. It puts forward a new thesis, namely that the core maxim in the philosophy of engineering is \"I create, therefore I am,\" which is radically different from the Cartesian maxim: \"I think, therefore I am.\" In addition, the book offers the first detailed portrait of the roots and evolution of the philosophy of engineering in China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by discussing the triptych thesis of science, technology and engineering, which argues that there are a number of important distinctions between the three, e.g. scientific activities are chiefly based on discovery, while technological activities center on invention, and engineering activities focus on creation. Considering the latest developments in the philosophy of engineering, the author also analyzes engineering communities, engineering practice and a micro-meso-macro framework. In subsequent chapters, the author separately analyzes the three stages of engineering activities: planning, operating and using artifacts. In the closing chapter, two views on the philosophy of engineering (as a new subdiscipline of philosophy and as a philosophy in its own right) are briefly explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Bocong Li is Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Studies (a quarterly publication in Chinese).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 243\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785179300128,"sku":"9783662640876","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68ef7e61bd9ad3c5578fcf29e12c301e.webp?v=1780612835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-engineering-i-create-therefore-i-am-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}