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  1. Feb 20, 2009 · Philosophy of Technology. First published Fri Feb 20, 2009; substantive revision Mon Mar 6, 2023. If philosophy is the attemptto understand how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term”, as Sellars (1962) put it, philosophy should not ignore technology.

  2. Feb 20, 2009 · 2.1. Introduction: Philosophy of technology and philosophy of science; 2.2. The relationship between technology and science; 2.3. The centrality of design to technology; 2.4. Methodological issues: design as decision making; 2.5. Metaphysical issues: The status and characteristics of artifacts; 2.6. Other topics; 3. Ethical and Social Aspects ...

  3. Philosopher of technology Don Ihde defines philosophy of technology as philosophy that examines the phenomenon of technology per se, rather than merely considering technology in the context of reflections aimed at philosophical issues other than technology. (Note the opposition to Nordmann’s view, mentioned above.)

  4. Nov 13, 2015 · Scientific Method. First published Fri Nov 13, 2015; substantive revision Tue Jun 1, 2021. Science is an enormously successful human enterprise. The study of scientific method is the attempt to discern the activities by which that success is achieved.

  5. Apr 10, 2008 · 1. Some varieties of definition. 1.1 Real and nominal definitions. 1.2 Dictionary definitions. 1.3 Stipulative definitions. 1.4 Descriptive definitions. 1.5 Explicative definitions. 1.6 Ostensive definitions. 1.7 A remark. 2. The logic of definitions. 2.1 Two criteria. 2.2 Foundations of the traditional account.

  6. Mar 26, 2024 · The philosophy of science covers what science is, how it works, and the logic by which we build scientific knowledge. Both fields are inter-, cross-, and multi-disciplinary.

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  8. The term encompasses both general philosophy of science, which deals with the epistemological and metaphysical foundations of the empirical sciences, and philosophical study of particular sciences, such as philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology, and philosophy of cognitive science.