What Western Philosophers of Technology Might Learn from Li Bocong's Philosophy of Engineering.
Chinese philosophy
Engineering ethics
Li Bocong
Philosophy of engineering
Philosophy of technology
Sociology of engineering
Journal
Science and engineering ethics
ISSN: 1471-5546
Titre abrégé: Sci Eng Ethics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9516228
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
31
07
2023
accepted:
21
05
2024
medline:
24
7
2024
pubmed:
24
7
2024
entrez:
23
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This essay aims to rectify a failure on the part of Western philosophers of technology to attend to the creative philosophical work of Li Bocong at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. After a brief account of Li Bocong's personal contacts with the West and some remarks on his relationship to Marxism, we take up three aspects of his philosophy that can contribute to enlarging Western philosophical thinking about engineering and technology: (1) Li's analysis of engineering as more than design, (2) his argument for the relevance of the sociology of engineering, and (3) his conceptualization of engineering ethics as more than professional ethics.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39043955
doi: 10.1007/s11948-024-00490-4
pii: 10.1007/s11948-024-00490-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Historical Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
32Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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