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Ecomodernism and the Libidinal Economy: Towards a Critical Conception of Technology in the Bio-Based Economy
In this paper, we carry out a critical analysis of the concept of technology in the current design of the bio-based economy (BBE). Looking at the...
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Bringing Happiness: Otto Neurath and the Debates on War Economy, Socialization and Social Economy
Political economy was a core area of Otto Neurath’s work. His economic works are closely linked to the other intellectual fields in which he was...
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Freedom and Standards in Engineering
The importance of standards in engineering is undisputed; the assertion put forward is that, in infrastructure projects, there has been an increasing...
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Engineering Ethics Education in China: Development, Promoters, and Challenges for the Future
Engineering ethics education has recently been essential in China’s engineering education. This chapter describes the development, promotors, and...
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Lost in Translation? Ethics and Engineering Practice
The aim of this chapter is to clarify the scope of engineering ethics. We suggest a definition of engineering as practice, with its own virtues and...
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Conceptual Spaces for Conceptual Engineering? Feminism as a Case Study
Recently, there has been much research into conceptual engineering in connection with feminist inquiry and activism, most notably involving gender...
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Pedagogical Orientations and Evolving Responsibilities of Technological Universities: A Literature Review of the History of Engineering Education
Current societal changes and challenges demand a broader role of technological universities, thus opening the question of how their role evolved over...
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Measuring ethical development of engineering students across universities and class years
While the technical aspects of engineering are emphasized in education and industry, the ethical aspects are, in some ways, just as vital....
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Ethical Marketing in the Blockchain-Based Sharing Economy: Theoretical Integration and Guiding Insights
Since the introduction of Ethereum in 2015, blockchain technology (BT) has been evolving, and BT has been associated with the concept of the sharing...
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What Do We Teach to Engineering Students: Embedded Ethics, Morality, and Politics
In the past few years, calls for integrating ethics modules in engineering curricula have multiplied. Despite this positive trend, a number of issues...
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COVID-19 pandemic reveals challenges in engineering ethics education
Engineering ethics can be divided into three spheres, namely the technical, the professional, and the social. Ideally, engineering students should...
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Responsible AI Through Conceptual Engineering
The advent of intelligent artificial systems has sparked a dispute about the question of who is responsible when such a system causes a harmful...
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A Simondon-Deleuzean Characterization of Engineering Design
Engineering is understood as a profession that involves a formative process, through which the conditions that allow the recognition of its...
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Philosophy of Engineering as a Dialogue Across Disciplines and Geographies
Since ancient Greece, the importance of dialogue is well established in philosophy. Plato’s works show dialogue as a means to engage across...
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Engineering Myth in China and the United States
Engineering, with its scientific rigor and pragmatic utility, appears unrelated to myth, which is often thought of as fantastic stories whose value...
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Interdisciplinary Practices for the History of Solar Engineering in Chile
This paper seeks to question some intersections between history and engineering, through the history of solar energy in Chile. In this analysis we...
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Engineering Ethics, Social Theory and How We Might Do Better!
Engineering ethicsEngineering ethics represent a key point of interaction between the humanities, social sciencesSocial sciences, and engineering....
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A Social Science Research Agenda for Engineering Practice
While emerging literature on engineering practice is gradually improving our understanding of workplace performances, little has been written on how...
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Institutionalizing Engineering Education Research: Comparing Australia, China, and the United States
Engineering education research (EER) has evolved as an interdisciplinary domain of scholarly inquiry in a number of countries, yet there are...