附註:Spine title: Critical perspectives.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical background. The engineering method / Billy Vaughn Koen -- A historical definition of engineering / Edwin T. Layton, Jr. -- Engineering as productive activity : philosophical remarks / Carl Mitcham -- Epistemological issues. The social captivity of engineering / Steven L. Goldman -- Idealizations and the reliability of dimensional analysis / Ronald Laymon -- Value issues. Real-world contexts and types of responsibility / Hans Lenk -- The eco-philosophy approach to technological research / Henryk Skolimowski -- Policy issues. Judicial construction of new scientific evidence / Sheila Jasanoff -- The nuts and bolts of democracy : toward a democratic politics of technological design / Richard E. Sclove -- Engineering education. Bridging gaps in philosophy and engineering / Taft H. Broome, Jr. -- Deficiencies in engineering education / Günter Ropohl.
