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25 produkter
A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics
Possibilities and Impossibilities of a Modal Interpretation
Inbunden, 2000
2182 kr
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This book is about how to understand quantum mechanics by means of a modal interpretation. Modal interpretations provide a general framework within which quantum mechanics can be considered as a theory that describes reality in terms of physical systems possessing definite properties. Quantum …
A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics
Possibilities and Impossibilities of a Modal Interpretation
Häftad, 2005
1090 kr
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This book is about how to understand quantum mechanics by means of a modal interpretation. Modal interpretations provide a general framework within which quantum mechanics can be considered as a theory that describes reality in terms of physical systems possessing definite properties. Quantum …
Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Av Dennis Dieks, Pieter E. Vermaas
Inbunden, 1998
1641 kr
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According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with …
Philosophy and Design
From Engineering to Architecture
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, P.A. Kroes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1096 kr
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This volume provides the reader with an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It contains twenty-five essays that focus on engineering designing in its traditional sense, on designing in novel engineering domains, …
Philosophy and Design
From Engineering to Architecture
Av Steven Moore, Andrew Light m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
1587 kr
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This volume provides the reader with an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It contains twenty-five essays that focus on engineering designing in its traditional sense, on designing in novel engineering domains, …
Advancements in the Philosophy of Design
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Stéphane Vial
Häftad, 2019
1967 kr
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This volume presents 25 essays on the philosophy of design. With contributions originating from philosophy and design research, and from product design to architecture, it gives a rich spectrum of state of the art research and brings together studies on philosophical topics in which design plays a …
Technology and the City
Towards a Philosophy of Urban Technologies
Av Michael Nagenborg, Taylor Stone m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1532 kr
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The contributions in this volume map out how technologies are used and designed to plan, maintain, govern, demolish, and destroy the city. The chapters demonstrate how urban technologies shape, and are shaped, by fundamental concepts and principles such as citizenship, publicness, democracy, and …
Technology and the City
Towards a Philosophy of Urban Technologies
Av Michael Nagenborg, Taylor Stone m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1532 kr
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The contributions in this volume map out how technologies are used and designed to plan, maintain, govern, demolish, and destroy the city. The chapters demonstrate how urban technologies shape, and are shaped, by fundamental concepts and principles such as citizenship, publicness, democracy, and …
Handbook of Engineering Systems Design
Av Anja Maier, Josef Oehmen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
7631 kr
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This handbook charts the new engineering paradigm of engineering systems. It brings together contributions from leading thinkers in the field and discusses the design, management and enabling policy of engineering systems. It contains explorations of core themes including technical and (socio-) …
Handbook of Engineering Systems Design
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Josef Oehmen m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
9502 kr
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This handbook charts the new engineering paradigm of engineering systems. It brings together contributions from leading thinkers in the field and discusses the design, management and enabling policy of engineering systems. It contains explorations of core themes including technical and (socio-) …
Artefact Kinds
Ontology and the Human-Made World
Av Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1314 kr
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This book is concerned with two intimately related topics of metaphysics: the identity of entities and the foundations of classification. What it adds to previous discussions of these topics is that it addresses them with respect to human-made entities, that is, artefacts. As the chapters in the …
Artefact Kinds
Ontology and the Human-Made World
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Thomas A.C. Reydon m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
1785 kr
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This book is concerned with two intimately related topics of metaphysics: the identity of entities and the foundations of classification. What it adds to previous discussions of these topics is that it addresses them with respect to human-made entities, that is, artefacts. As the chapters in the …
Philosophy of Technology after the Empirical Turn
Av Maarten Franssen, Pieter E. Vermaas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1423 kr
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This volume features 16 essays on the philosophy of technology that discuss its identity, its position in philosophy in general, and the role of empirical studies in philosophical analyses of engineering ethics and engineering practices. This volume is published about fifteen years after Peter …
Artefact Kinds
Ontology and the Human-Made World
Av Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1314 kr
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This book is concerned with two intimately related topics of metaphysics: the identity of entities and the foundations of classification. What it adds to previous discussions of these topics is that it addresses them with respect to human-made entities, that is, artefacts. As the chapters in the …
Advancements in the Philosophy of Design
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Stéphane Vial
Inbunden, 2018
1967 kr
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This volume presents 25 essays on the philosophy of design. With contributions originating from philosophy and design research, and from product design to architecture, it gives a rich spectrum of state of the art research and brings together studies on philosophical topics in which design plays a …
Advancements in the Philosophy of Design
Av Stephane Vial, Pieter E. Vermaas
E-bok, 2018
2599 kr
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This volume presents 25 essays on the philosophy of design. With contributions originating from philosophy and design research, and from product design to architecture, it gives a rich spectrum of state of the art research and brings together studies on philosophical topics in which design plays a …
Philosophy of Technology after the Empirical Turn
Av Maarten Franssen, Pieter E. Vermaas m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
1423 kr
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This volume features 16 essays on the philosophy of technology that discuss its identity, its position in philosophy in general, and the role of empirical studies in philosophical analyses of engineering ethics and engineering practices. This volume is published about fifteen years after Peter …
Philosophy and Design
From Engineering to Architecture
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, P.A. Kroes m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1205 kr
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This volume provides the reader with an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It contains twenty-five essays that focus on engineering designing in its traditional sense, on designing in novel engineering domains, …
Technical Functions
On the Use and Design of Artefacts
Av Wybo Houkes, Pieter E. Vermaas
Inbunden, 2010
1096 kr
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This book is about the functions of technical artefacts, material objects made to serve practical purposes; objects ranging from tablets of Aspirin to Concorde, from wooden clogs to nuclear submarines. More precisely, the book is about usinganddesigningartefacts, …
Technical Functions
On the Use and Design of Artefacts
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Wybo Houkes
E-bok, 2010
1459 kr
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This book is about the functions of technical artefacts, material objects made to serve practical purposes; objects ranging from tablets of Aspirin to Concorde, from wooden clogs to nuclear submarines. More precisely, the book is about usinganddesigningartefacts, …
Technical Functions
On the Use and Design of Artefacts
Av Wybo Houkes, Pieter E. Vermaas
Häftad, 2012
1096 kr
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This book is about the functions of technical artefacts, material objects made to serve practical purposes; objects ranging from tablets of Aspirin to Concorde, from wooden clogs to nuclear submarines. More precisely, the book is about usinganddesigningartefacts, …
Handbook of Ethics, Values, and Technological Design
Sources, Theory, Values and Application Domains
Av Jeroen van den Hoven, Pieter E. Vermaas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
7086 kr
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This handbook enumerates every aspect of incorporating moral and societal values into technology design, reflects the fact that the latter has moved on from strict functionality to become sensitive to moral and social values such as sustainability and accountability. Aimed at a broad readership …
Handbook of Ethics, Values, and Technological Design
Sources, Theory, Values and Application Domains
Av Ibo van de Poel, Pieter E. Vermaas m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
9095 kr
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This handbook enumerates every aspect of incorporating moral and societal values into technology design, reflects the fact that the latter has moved on from strict functionality to become sensitive to moral and social values such as sustainability and accountability. Aimed at a broad readership …
Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Av Dennis Dieks, Pieter E. Vermaas
Häftad, 2012
1641 kr
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According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with …
Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Av Pieter E. Vermaas, Dennis Dieks
E-bok, 2012
2111 kr
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According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with …
