Inżynier i filozofia
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Data
2017
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Tytuł czasopisma
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Tytuł tomu
Wydawca
Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej
Lodz University of Technology Press
Lodz University of Technology Press
Abstrakt
The following paper draws our attention to the need to include philosophy in engineering education. Figuratively speaking, on the one hand, the main aim of the philosophy classes conducted by technical institutes is to show how such fields of science as the sciences, natural sciences and applied sciences can be entwined; and, on the other hand, to focus on the humanistic investigations of the cases given. Moreover, the above mentioned objective has been successfully addressed by the leading Technical Institutes all over the world. To give an example, let us comment on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Insti-tute of Technology. Both Institutes are well known for providing their students with good quality humanistic programmes. As it has been frequently emphasised by one of the most distinguished philosophers Noam Chomsky, the intentions and goals of Technical Institutes are much more relevant to the intentions and goals of Universities than to the intentions and goals of higher vocational schools. Furthermore, the main purpose of the philosophy classes at the technical institutes is to prepare students for the struggles and challenges of the contemporary world. Thus, a philosopher not only ought to be critical towards the gullible fascination regarding technology, but she should also be able to demonstrate that technology is a part of a bigger whole, which contains natural as well as social sciences. Additionally, such a philosopher should be able to disclose correlations between sciences and technology. Further, he should be able to analyse the development of both fields as the dynamic process which deeply relies on society and is grounded in it. Lastly, a philosopher should not only pay special attention to the problems of desirable and undesirable advances and achievements of science and technology, but also question the social responsibility of scientists, engineers and technicians.
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filozofia na politechnice, edukacja inżynieria w zakresie filozofii, wyzwania filozofa na uczelni technicznej, etyka inżynierska, myślenie krytyczne, philosophy at a technical university, engineering education in the field of philosophy, challenges of a philosopher at a technical university, engineering ethics, critical thinking
Cytowanie
Sikora M., Inżynier i filozofia. W: Inżynier z duszą humanisty, Sośnicka J. (Red.)., Seria: Monografie Politechniki Łódzkiej Nr 2249, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, Łódź 2017, s. 103-116, ISBN 978-83-7283-895-7, doi: 10.34658/9788372838957.7.