Technical Functions On the Use and Design of Artefacts
This first book-length study in the philosophy of technical artefacts and their technical functions presents a new action-theoretical account of using and designing called the ICE theory. This theory connects the material side of technical artefacts with
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Philosophy of Engineering and Technology VOLUME 1 Editor-in-chief Pieter E. Vermaas (Delft University of Technology): analytic research, general topics and overarching topics Associated Editors David E. Goldberg (University of Illinois): practitioners’ research Ibo van de Poel (Delft University of Technology): ethics of engineering and technology Evan Selinger (Rochester Institute of Technology): research in continental philosophy and science and technology studies
Further volumes of this series: http://www.springer.com/series/8657
Wybo Houkes · Pieter E. Vermaas
Technical Functions On the Use and Design of Artefacts
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Wybo Houkes Philosophy & Ethics of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology The Netherlands [email protected]
Pieter E. Vermaas Department of Philosophy Delft University of Technology The Netherlands [email protected]
ISSN 1879-7202 ISBN 978-90-481-3899-9 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3900-2 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3900-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010922452 c Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents Preface
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1 Introduction 2 Using, designing and plans 2.1 Artefacts and actions . . . . . . . . 2.2 Use plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Planning in use . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Designing plans . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Designing products . . . . . . . . . 2.6 Standards for use plans . . . . . . 2.7 Evaluating artefact use and design
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3 Function theories 3.1 Function theories for technical artefacts . 3.2 The intentional function theory . . . . . . 3.3 Cummins’ causal-role theory of functions 3.4 The evolutionist function theory . . . . . 3.5 Combining the basic theories . . . . . . .
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5 Malfunctioning 5.1 The phenomenon of artefact malfunctioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Having capacities versus exercising them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Artefact normativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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