Overview
- Groundbreaking discussion between philosophers of science and philosophers of technology
- Describes the cross influence between science and technology
- Contains sections about historical and modern relationship between science and technology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET, volume 18)
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This edited volume explores the interplay between philosophies in a wide-ranging analysis of how technological applications in science inform our systems of thought. Beginning with a historical background, the volume moves on to explore a host of topics, such as the uses of technology in scientific observations and experiments, the salient relationship between technology and mechanistic notions in science and the ways in which today’s vast and increasing computing power helps scientists achieve results that were previously unattainable.
Technology allows today’s researchers to gather, in a matter of hours, data that would previously have taken weeks or months to assemble. It also acts as a kind of metaphor bank, providing biologists in particular with analogies (the heart as a ‘pump’, the nervous system as a ‘computer network’) that have become common linguistic currency. This book also examines the fundamental epistemological distinctions between technology and science and assesses their continued relevance. Given the increasing amalgamation of the philosophies of science and technology, this fresh addition to the literature features pioneering work in a promising new field that will appeal both to philosophers and scientific historiographers.
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Keywords
- Computer technology science
- Engineering history science philosophy
- Mechanical explanations science
- Philosophy experiment science
- Philosophy science simulation
- Relationship technology science
- Scientific instruments philosophy
- Technological experiment science
- Technology biology philosophy
- Technology history science philosophy
- Technology pragmatism
- large statistical calculations science
- mechanistic notions science
- science information technology
- technological instruments science
- technology experimental science
- technology knowledge
- values technology
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introductory
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The Technological Origins of Science
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Modern Technology Shapes Modern Science
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Reflections on a Complex Relationship
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Role of Technology in Science: Philosophical Perspectives
Editors: Sven Ove Hansson
Series Title: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9762-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9761-0Published: 18 May 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0692-4Published: 23 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9762-7Published: 05 May 2015
Series ISSN: 1879-7202
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 258
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, R & D/Technology Policy