{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-science-and-dingmar-van-eck-9783319351544","title":"The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the relationship between the philosophy of science and philosophy of engineering, and demonstrates how philosophers of engineering design as well as design researchers can benefit from the conceptual toolkit that the philosophy of science has to offer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this regard, it employs conceptual tools from the philosophical literature on scientific explanation to address key issues in engineering design and philosophy of engineering design. Specifically, the book focuses on assessing the explanatory value of function ascriptions used in engineering design and philosophy of technical functions; on elaborating the structure of explanation in engineering design; on assessing the role and value of design representations in engineering design and philosophy thereof; and on elaborating means for the testing of design methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a novel and effective approach to tackling key issues in the field, philosophers of engineering and design alike willgreatly benefit from this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dingmar Van Eck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319351540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319351544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.18d","brand":"Dingmar Van Eck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424544571647,"sku":"9783319351544","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38d2aac2-3799-4f77-9f29-8e7e059e20c7.jpg?v=1761530934","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-science-and-dingmar-van-eck-9783319351544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}