General
王楠 女 人文学院
Email: wangnan@gucas.ac.cn
Telephone: 86-10-88256005
Address: No.19A Yuquan Lu, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,          Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Postcode: 100049

Research Areas

Philosophy of technology, philosophy of engineering, and sociology of engineering

Education

Ph.D., Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008
M.A., Dalian University of Technology, 2005
B.A., Dalian University of Technology, 2002

Experience

Visiting Scholar, Colorado School of Mines, 2012.1-2012.12
Postdoctoral appointment, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008- 2010
Assistant Professor, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008-present

Graduate Teaching

Instructor: "Philosophy of Technology". GUCAS. Enrollment: 50. Taught: Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Instructor: "Dialectics of Nature and Revolution of Science and Technology". GUCAS. Enrollment: 280. Taught: Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Teaching Assistants: "Chinese History, Culture and Philosophy". Colorado School of Mines. Enrollment:12. Taught: Spring, 2012.

Publications

   
Papers
Articles and Book Chapters in English:
“The Development of Railroads in America and China”. In Engineering, Development, and Philosophy: American, Chinese, and European perspectives. Edited by Steen Christensen et al. Dordrecht: Springer, forthcoming 2012. 

“Beijing Bauhaus: Art, Engineering, and Socio-Cultural Change”. Design Philosophy Papers, vol (2), 2011. (Co-authored with Carl Mitcham.) 

“On Whistleblowing: From the View of Engineering Ethics”. In whistleblowing: In Defense of Proper Action (special issue, Praxiology: The International Annual of Practical Philosophy and Methodology, vol. 18). Edited by Marek Arszulowicz and Wojciech Gasparski. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2010: 83-94. 

Articles and Book Chapters in Chinese:
“Engineers: An Analysis on the Members of Engineering Community” [in Chinese]. In An Introduction to Engineering Sociology: Study on Engineering Community [Chinese language book]. Edited by Li Bocong. Hangzhou: Zhejiang University Press. 2010: 37- 66. (Co-authored with Li Shixin.) 

“From Classical Praxiology to Modern Praxiology” [in Chinese]. Studies in Dialectics of Nature [Chinese language journal], vol 26 (12), 2010: 48-53. 

“On Tadeusz Kotarbinski’s Philosophy of Practicality” [in Chinese]. Journal of Northeastern University: Social Science [Chinese language journal], vol 12 (2), 2010: 95-100. 

“Building a Bridge for Communication between the Field of Philosophy and that of Engineering” [in Chinese]. Studies in Dialectics of Nature, vol 25 (12), 2009:68-72. 

“Designing in Praxiology” [in Chinese]. Engineering Studies [Chinese language journal], vol 1 (1), 2009: 83-89. 

“Comparison of Praxiology to Philosophy of Engineering” [in Chinese]. Research Yearbook on Philosophy of Technology in China (2006/2007) [Chinese language book]. Edited by Liu Zeyuan et al. Dalian: Dalian University of Technology Press, 2008: 77-82. 

“Ernst Kapp’s Thoughts on Technology” [in Chinese]. A Course in Philosophy of Technology [Chinese language book]. Edited by Qiao Ruijin. Beijing: Science Press, 2006: 36-47. 

“Modern Explanation of Organ-projection Theory” [in Chinese]. Studies in Dialectics of Nature [Chinese language journal], vol. 21 (2), 2005: 1-4, 17. (Co-authored with Wang Qian.) 

“Commentary of Study on Western Philosophy of Technology in China ”[in Chinese]. Research Yearbook on Philosophy of Technology in China (2003) [Chinese language book]. Edited by Liu Zeyuan et al. Dalian University of Technology Press, 2004: 368-376. 

Review Essays:
“Human Actions in the Perspective of Efficiency: Tadeusz Kotarbinski’s Praxiology” [in Chinese]. Engineering Studies: An Interdisciplinary review of Engineering [Chinese language book]. Edited by Ducheng, Libocong. Beijing: Beijing Institute of Technology Press, 2008: 60-68.

Conferences

“Does Engineering Ethics Equal Engineers’ Ethics?” 21st Annual Meeting of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Cincinnati, USA. March, 2012.

“Discovery and Innovation Road of Artemisinin”. The 17th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. Denton, USA. May, 2011. (Co-authored with Zhang Wenhu.) 

“On Engineering Rationality”. The 13th International Congresses in Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Beijing, China. August, 2007. (Co-authored with Li Bocong.)