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Critical Perspectives On Nonacademic Science and Engineering Research in Technology Studies ; V. 4
author
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Durbin, Paul T.
publisher
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Lehigh University Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0934223157
print isbn13
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9780934223157
ebook isbn13
:
9780585188836
language
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English
subject
Technology--Philosophy.
publication date
:
1991
lcc
:
T14.C77 1990eb
ddc
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601
subject
:
Technology--Philosophy.
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Critical Perspectives on Nonacademic Science and Engineering
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Research in Technology Studies
Series Co-Editors
STEPHEN H. CUTCLIFFE STEVEN L. GOLDMAN
Editorial Advisory Board
ALEXIS ALDRIDGE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
PAUL T. DURBIN UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
MELVIN KRANZBERG GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
EDWIN T. LAYTON, JR. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
DONALD MACKENZIE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
CARL MITCHAM PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
JEROME R. RAVETZ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
JOAN ROTHSCHILD UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL
LANCE SCHACHTERLE WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
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Critical Perspectives on Nonacademic Science and Engineering
Research in Technology Studies, Volume 4
Edited By Paul T. Durbin
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1991 by Associated University Presses, Inc.
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The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Critical perspectives on nonacademic science and engineering / edited by Paul T. Durbin. p. cm. (Research in technology studies v. 4) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-934223-15-7 (alk. paper) 1. TechnologyPhilosophy. I. Durbin, Paul T. II. Series. T14.C77 1991 601dc20 89-64066 CIP
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Steven L. Goldman and Stephen H. Cutcliffe
7
Acknowledgments
9
Introduction
Paul T. Durbin
11
List of Contributors
25
Part 1. Historical Background
The Engineering Method
Billy Vaughn Koen
33
A Historical Definition of Engineering
Edwin T. Layton, Jr.
60
Engineering as Productive Activity: Philosophical Remarks
Carl Mitcham
80
Part 2. Epistemological Issues
The Social Captivity of Engineering
Steven L. Goldman
121
Idealizations and the Reliability of Dimensional Analysis
Ronald Laymon
146
Part 3. Value Issues
Real-World Contexts and Types of Responsibility
Hans Lenk
183
The Eco-Philosophy Approach to Technological Research
Henryk Skolimowski
193
Part 4. Policy Issues
Judicial Construction of New Scientific Evidence
Sheila Jasanoff
215
The Nuts and Bolts of Democracy: Toward a Democratic Politics of Technological Design
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