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The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Philosophy Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-35155-1

ISBN: 978-3-319-35154-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 21, 2016

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Assessing the Explanatory Relevance of Ascriptions of Technical Functions

van Eck, Dingmar; Weber, Erik

Pages: 1 –15

[In this chapter we assess the explanatory utility of ascriptions of technical functions by considering two explanation-seeking contexts that often figure in the philosophical literature on functions (and explanations). Applied to the technical domain, these are: (i) why was artifact x produced?,...
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Mechanistic Explanation in Engineering Science

van Eck, Dingmar

Pages: 17 –38

[Explanation already loomed large in Chap. 1 on the explanatory utility of function ascriptions in engineering. In this chapter we take a closer look at the structure of (mechanistic) explanation in engineering. This analysis highlights different meanings that engineers attach to the notion of...
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Assessing the Roles of Design Representations: Counterfactual Understanding and Technical Advantage Predictions

van Eck, Dingmar

Pages: 39 –56

[In this chapter I elaborate two important roles of design representations in terms of concepts and insights from the philosophical literature on explanation: design representations as means for counterfactual understanding, and for articulating predictions concerning technical advantages....
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On Testing Engineering Design Methods: Explanation, Reverse Engineering, and Constitutive Relevance

van Eck, Dingmar

Pages: 57 –75

[In this chapter I, draw on philosophical literature on (scientific) explanation to assess the goodness of engineering design methods. I focus this analysis on the engineering design practice of reverse engineering and redesign, and elaborate a constraint drawn from the mechanistic explanation...

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