Engineering, Development and Philosophy: American, Chinese and European Perspectives (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 11)

This inclusive, cross-cultural study rethinks the nexus between engineering, development, and culture. It offers diverse commentary from a range of disciplinary perspectives on how the philosophies of today{u2019}s cultural triumvirate{u2014}American, European and Chinese{u2014}are shaped and given nuance by the cross-fertilization of engineering and development. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences as well as engineers themselves reflect on key questions that arise in this relational context, such as how international development work affects the professional views, identities, practice and ethics of engineers. The first volume to offer a systematic and collaborative study that cuts across continental boundaries, the book delineates the kinds of skills and competences that tomorrow{u2019}s engineering success stories will require, and analyzes fascinating aspects of the interplay between engineering and philosophy, such as how traditionally Chinese ways of thinking can influence modern engineering practice in the world{u2019}s most populous country. China{u2019}s problematic mix of engineering woes and wonders, from the high-profile crash on its high-profile rail network to its {u2018}bird{u2019}s nest{u2019} Olympic stadium, adds to the urgency for reform, while Europe{u2019}s Enlightenment-informed legal frameworks are contrasted with Chinese mechanisms in their governance of the field of nanotechnology, a crucial element of future technical evolution. Fascinating and compelling in equal measure, this volume addresses one of the topics at the leading edge of humanity{u2019}s quest to survive, and to thrive.{u200B} General Introduction: Engineering and Development in a Cultural Perspective: Steen Hyldgaard Christensen, Carl Mitcham, Li Bocong, Yanming.- Section 1. Rethinking Philosophy of Engineering and Development.- Section Introduction: Li Bocong, Natasha McCarthy, and Diane Michelfelder.-Chapter 1. Negotiated development: improving decision making by including stakeholders in structured and informal conversations: Bill Grimson Chapter 2. How philosophers love the problems that engineers hate: A case study of collaboration between engineers and philosophers: Natasha McCarthy Chapter 3. From micro-macro framework to micro-meso-macro framework. Li Bocong Chapter 4. Engineering as social experimentation: Ibo van de Pool Chapter 5. Engineers and development in China:Hong Xiaonan Chapter 6. The impacts of Chinese traditional thinking patterns on modern engineering and development: Wang Qian and Zhu Qin ^ Chapter 7. Harmonization with nature: a Chinese model of development: Wang Guoyu Section 2. Rethinking Engineering Education Section Introduction: Andrew Jamison and David Goldberg.- Chapter 8. The challenge of educating engineers for a closed, crowded, and creative world: Dave Goldberg and Mike Murphy Chapter 9. From students and teachers to peers and collaborators: changing U.S./China relations in engineering education and research: Brent Jesiek.- Chapter 10. Engineering education in China and the globalization of the engineering enterprise: Yi Shen Chapter 11. Historical tensions in engineering education: European perspectives: Andrew Jamison.- Chapter 12. Global challenges and challenge perceptions in engineering education: Steen Hyldgaard Christensen.- Chapter 13. Normative holism in engineering formation: Gary Downey Chapter 14. “Community” as challenge for engineering education: how engineers learn to design for communities: Juan Lucena ^ ^^ Section 3. Rethinking Perspectives on Engineering, Nature, and Society.- Section Introduction: Natasha McCarthy and Diane Michelfelder.- Chapter 15. On the development of a railway system in China and the U.S.: Wang Nan Chapter 16. A comparative study on governance of nanotechnology between China and Europe: Cao Nanyan and Hu Mingyan.- Chapter 17. Inherent ethics in engineering development: industrial heritage comparison between Ruhr and Shenyang: Wang Jian and Chen Jia Chapter 18. The comparative success of engineers as leaders in China, the U.S., and Europe: Mike Murphy and Wang Jian ^ ^^ Chapter 19. Does philosophy need engineering as much as engineering needs philosophy?: Comparing U.K. and American perspectives: Natasha McCarthy and Diane Michelfelder.- Chapter 20. Rethinking opposition to technologization in the U.S., Europe, and China: a personal perspective: Carl Mitcham.- Chapter 21. De-sacralization of nature revisited: the self-understanding of Europeans concerning nature and technology, 40 years after Lynn White’s article and in dialog with Chinese inputs: Martin Meganck Index Author Biographies. ​. ^^ Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-6 Turning Engineering Green: Sustainable Development and Engineering Education....Pages 7-21 From a Micro–Macro Framework to a Micro–Meso–Macro Framework....Pages 23-36 Traditional Chinese Thinking and Its Influence on Modern Engineering and Social Development....Pages 37-46 Engineering and Development in Modern China: Challenges and Responses....Pages 47-67 “Ecocity China”: An Ethos Under Development....Pages 69-85 Negotiated Development: Rediscovering a Global Development Ethic....Pages 87-102 Front Matter....Pages 103-107 The Challenge of Educating Engineers for a Close, Crowded and Creative World....Pages 109-122 Educating Chinese Engineers: The Case of Shanghai Jiao Tong University During 1896–1949....Pages 123-143 Academic Drift in European Professional Engineering Education: The End of Alternatives to the University?....Pages 145-167 Governing Engineering....Pages 169-182 Historical Tensions in Engineering Education: European Perspectives....Pages 183-196 Socio-technical Integration in Engineering Education: A Never-Ending Story....Pages 197-213 Tensions in Developing Engineering Design Competencies....Pages 215-231 The Local Engineer: Normative Holism in Engineering Formation....Pages 233-251 Eyes Wide Shut? Loyalty and Practical Morality in Engineering Education....Pages 253-267 Front Matter....Pages 269-274 Ex-students Engaged in “Engineers Without Borders”: What Have They Become?....Pages 275-289 Socio-Technical Integration: Research Policies in the United States, European Union, and China....Pages 291-304 Inheritance Ethics in Engineering Development: Comparison Between Shenyang and Ruhr on Industrial Heritage Conservation....Pages 305-316 Dam Construction Ethics in China....Pages 317-327 The Development of Railroads in the United States and China....Pages 329-340 Front Matter....Pages 269-274 Engineering Leadership....Pages 341-356 Harmonization with Nature: Ancient Chinese Views and Technological Development....Pages 357-377 Lynn White Revisited: Religious and Cultural Backgrounds for Technological Development....Pages 379-395 Back Matter....Pages 397-412 This book examines how the philosophies of today's cultural triumvirate-American, European and Chinese-are shaped and given nuance by the cross-fertilization of engineering and development.