Carl Mitcham
Carl Mitcham (born September 20, 1941 ) is a technology philosopher and university professor.
Act
After studying at the University of Colorado (BA, MA) and doing a PhD at Fordham University, Mitcham taught at Berea College (Kentucky), St. Catharine College (Kentucky), Brooklyn Polytechnic University and Pennsylvania State University before becoming a professor at the Colorado School of Mines , where he worked until his retirement in 2015.
Mitcham's disciplinary background is in philosophy, with an emphasis on the philosophy and ethics of science and technology . In his publications, he also advocated introducing philosophical approaches into the field of Studies in Science, Technology and Society ( STS ). More recent work has a focus on science policy and philosophy of technology.
In November 2006 he was awarded the ethics prize of the World Technology Network WTN.
Works
Books (as author)
- Technology and Religion. ISBN 0-313-33170-7 .
- Thinking Through Technology: The Path between Engineering and Philosophy. 1994, ISBN 0-226-53198-8 .
- Social and Philosophical Construction of Technology.
- with R Shannon Duval: Engineering Ethics. 1999, ISBN 0-8053-6436-6 .
- with Juan Bautista Bengoetxea: Ética e ingeniería. 2010, ISBN 978-84-8448-538-4 .
Books (as editor or co-editor)
- Philosophy and Technology. 1972.
- Theology and Technology: Essays in Christian Analysis and Exegesis. 1984, ISBN 0-8191-3809-6 .
- Visions of STS: Contextualizing Science, Technology, and Society Studies. 2001, ISBN 0-7914-4845-2 .
- The Challenges of Ivan Illich: A Collective Reflection. 2002.
- Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 2005, ISBN 0-02-865831-0 .
Web links
- Carl Mitcham @ University of Colorado at Boulder (English)
- Carl Mitcham @ Colorado School of Mines (English)
- Literature by and about Carl Mitcham in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Entries for Carl Mitcham in the Google Scholar
- Index entry for Carl Mitcham in the database of the German biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 World Technology Award Winners. In: ftpwtn.b.civicrm.ca. The World Technology Network, accessed June 30, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitcham, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitcham, C .; ミ ッ チ ャ ム, カ ー ル |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor, professor of ethics and the philosophy of technology |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1941 |