{"title":"Pieter Vermaas","description":"\u003cp\u003ePieter Vermaas explores the intersection of philosophy, ethics, and design, offering insightful reflections on how values can shape technology and society. His work emphasises the critical role of thoughtful decision-making in creating responsible and meaningful innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in contemporary debates about the ethical implications of design and the psychological underpinnings of value systems will find Vermaas’s books both thought-provoking and accessible. His approach encourages a deeper understanding of how philosophy informs practical challenges in our evolving world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"design-for-values-by-ibo-van-de-poel-9781394427246","title":"Design For Values","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSystematically integrate moral values into technology design and engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslating abstract moral values into concrete design requirements remains a persistent challenge across engineering disciplines. \u003cem\u003eDesign For Values: Aims, Methods and Applications\u003c\/em\u003e provides the first book-length introduction to this proactive approach, presenting a systematic methodology for embedding public and moral values into new technology. Grounded in thirty years of research at leading technical universities, it moves ethics from theory into actionable engineering practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces value hierarchies that convert broad principles like sustainability and justice into context-specific design requirements. It provides frameworks for navigating moral overload, value conflict, and stakeholder disagreement through structured design approaches. Four extensive case studies illustrate how these methods work in practice, demonstrating translation from ethical analysis to technical specification across varied domains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA design perspective on practical ethics that reframes moral reasoning as an integral component of the engineering and innovation process\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMethods for identifying, prioritising, and reconciling competing values when multiple stakeholders hold fundamentally different moral positions on technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eConcrete examples and illustrations throughout each chapter showing how abstract ethical principles become measurable, verifiable design requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCoverage spanning digital and physical technologies, offering broader applicability than approaches limited exclusively to ICT systems or software design\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA concise treatment specifically structured for use in master-level courses, PhD seminars, and professional development programs for practising engineers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for graduate students in engineering, design, and ethics of technology, as well as practising engineers, designers, managers, and policy makers working in science and technology, this book provides the systematic methodology needed to embed values from sustainability to justice into the technologies shaping society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807570002156,"sku":"9781394427246","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781394427246-design-for-values-1.jpg?v=1792524405"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/pieter-vermaas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}