Joseph_C._Pitt

Joseph C. Pitt

Joseph C. Pitt

American philosopher


Joseph C. Pitt (born 1943) is an American Pragmatist, philosopher of science and technology who works at Virginia Tech in the Departments of Philosophy and Science and Technology in Society.[1] He is a past editor-in-chief of Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology and the former editor of Perspectives on Science. He was founding director of the Center for Science Studies at Virginia Tech, which is now the Department of Science, Technology, and Society. He is a foundational figure in philosophy of technology and a past president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology.[2][circular reference]

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Pitt did his undergraduate studies at William & Mary, where he was a member of a fraternity. He completed his graduate studies in Canada at Western Ontario.[citation needed]

Pitt is the author of:

  • Pictures, Images and Conceptual Change; An Analysis of Wilfrid Sellars' Philosophy of Science (1981)[3]
  • Galileo, Human Knowledge, and The Book of Nature: Method Replaces Metaphysics (1992)[4]
  • Thinking About Technology (2000)[5]
  • Doing Philosophy of Technology (2011)[6]

References

  1. "Joseph Pitt". Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. Pitt, Joseph C. (23 August 2014). Galileo, Human Knowledge, and the Book of Nature: Method Replaces Metaphysics. ISBN 978-9401051583.
  3. Pitt, Joseph C. (2000). Thinking about Technology: Foundations of the Philosophy of Technology. ISBN 1889119121.
  4. Doing Philosophy of Technology: Essays in a Pragmatist Spirit. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Springer. 2011. ISBN 9789400708198.



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