Teaching about Technology : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology for Non-philosophers / Marc J. de Vries.

Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Philosophy of Technology: What and Why?; Chapter 2: Technological Artifacts; Chapter 3: Technological Knowledge; Chapter 4: Technological Processes; Chapter 5: Technology and the Nature of Humans; Chapter 6: Ethics and Aesthetics of Technology; Chapter 7: Learners' Philosophies About Technologies; Chapter 8: Reconceptualizing Technology Through Education; Chapter 9: Learning Technological Concepts; Chapter 10: Practical Issues in Teaching About Technology; Chapter 11: Questions and Assignments; Chapter 12: Resources for Further Reading and Thinking

Name IndexSubject Index; 1.1 What Is Philosophy?; 1.2 What Is Philosophy of Technology?; 1.3 Why Would Technology Educators Want to Know About Philosophy of Technology?; 2.1 Natural Objects, Instruments, Tools and Artifacts; 2.2 Artifacts, Functions and Physical Properties; 2.3 Technical Artifacts as Systems; 2.4 Teaching and Learning About Technical Artifacts; 3.1 What Is Knowledge?; 3.2 Technological Knowledge; 3.3 Engineering Sciences; 3.4 Transfer and Integration of Knowledge in Technology; 3.5 Teaching Technological Knowledge; 4.1 Design Processes; 4.2 Making Processes

4.3 Using and Assessing Processes4.4 Teaching and Learning Technological Processes; 5.1 Technology and Human Needs and Desires; 5.2 Technology as an Extension of Natural Human Organs; 5.3 Artifacts as Intermediaries Between Us and Our Lifeworld; 5.4 AI and the Internet; 5.5 Controlling Technology or Being Controlled by Technology; 5.6 The Social and Political Dimension of Technical Artifacts; 5.7 Postmodern Technologies; 5.8 Towards New Lifestyles; 5.9 Continuing Influences from the Philosophical Past; 5.10 Teaching and Learning About Technology as Part of Being Human

6.1 Examples of Moral Issues in Technology6.2 Analyzing Moral Dilemmas; 6.3 Different Approaches to Dealing with Moral Issues; 6.4 Two Specific Issues in Moral Dilemmas; 6.5 Aesthetics in Technology; 6.6 Teaching About Ethics and Aesthetics in Technology; 7.1 Pupils' and Students' Concepts of Technology; 7.2 Pupils and Students' Attitudes Towards Technology; 7.3 The General Public's Perception of Technology; 8.1 The Content of Curricula; 8.2 STEM Education; 8.3 The Use of Historical Case Studies; 8.4 The Use of Contemporary Case Studies; 9.1 Intuitive Technological Concepts

9.2 Basic Concepts in Technology9.3 The Difficulty of Concept Learning; 9.4 The Context-Concept Approach; 10.1 Differences Between Different Levels of Education; 10.2 The Use of Media; 10.3 Support by Educational Research; 11.1 For Chapter 1; 11.2 For Chapter 2; 11.3 For Chapter 3; 11.4 For Chapter 4; 11.5 For Chapter 5; 11.6 For Chapter 6; 11.7 For Chapter 7; 11.8 For Chapter 8; 11.9 For Chapter 9; 11.10 For Chapter 10; 12.1 Books; 12.2 Journals; 12.3 Organizations; 12.4 Book Series; 6.3.1 An Approach Based on Virtues; 6.3.2 An Approach Based on Consequences

6.3.3 An Approach Based on Rules (Duties)

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