Kroes, Prof. dr .ir. P.A. (Peter)

Contact Information

Prof.dr.ir. P.A. Kroes
Professor of Philosophy,
in particular the Philosophy of technology
Faculty Technology, Policy and Management
Delft, University of Technology

Jaffalaan 5
Room b4.190

P.O. Box 5015
2600 GA  Delft
The Netherlands

p.a.kroes@tudelft.nl

 

Personal Information:

Peter Kroes (1950) studied physical engineering at the University of Technology Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and wrote a Ph.D.-thesis on philosophical problems concerning the notion of time in modern physical theories  (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1982).

Since 1995 he is professor in philosophy, more in particular philosophy of technology, at the University of Technology Delft. His main areas of interest are philosophy of technology and philosophy of science.

Important publications: Time: its structure and role in physical theories (Dordrecht: Reidel, 1985), Filosofie van de natuurkunde (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 1987), Technological development and science in the industrial age (Dordrecht: Kluwer Acad. Publishers, 1992), and Ideaalbeelden van wetenschap; een inleiding tot de wetenschapsfilosofie (Amsterdam: Boom, 1996)

Teaching Courses in:

  • Philosophy of science
  • Philosophy of technology
  • Ethics and engineering
  • Critical thinking

Research interests:

  • The dual nature of technical artefacts
  • Modeling socio-technical systems
  • Practical reasoning

Secondary employment:
No secondary activities


Books

  • Kernthema's in de Technische Wetenschap -Wetenschapsfilosofie in Context, Pieter Vermaas, Peter Kroes, Ibo van de Poel, Maarten Franssen en Wybo Houkes, 2009 (info)
  • Studies in History and Philosophy of Science -Special Issue-The Dual Nature of Technical Artefacts, Peter Kroes and Anthonie Meijers, 2006 (info)
  • Ideaalbeelden van Wetenschap -Een inleiding tot de wetenschapsfilosofie, Peter Kroes, 2002 (info - download)
  • Filosofie van de Natuurkunde, Peter Kroes, 1987 (info)
  • Time: Its Structure and Role in Physical Theories, Peter Kroes, 1985 (info)

 

Edited Volumes

  • Functions in Biological land Artificial Worlds - Comparative Philosophical Perspectives, Ulrich Krohs and Peter Kroes, 2009 (info - MIT Press)
  • Philosophy and Design -From Engineering to Architecture, Pieter E. Vermaas, Peter Kroes, Andrew light and Steven A. Moore, 2008 (info)
  • The Empirical Turn in the Philosophy of Technology, Peter Kroes and Anthonie Meijers, 2000 (info)
  • Technological Development and Science in the Industrial Age, Peter Kroes and Martijn Bakker, 1992 (info)

 

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