Epting Shane
Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #310920, Denton, TX, 76203-5017, USA.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2016 Oct;22(5):1361-1374. doi: 10.1007/s11948-015-9696-3. Epub 2015 Aug 18.
Based on their research showing that growing cities follow basic principles, two theoretical physicists, Luis Bettencourt and Geoffrey West, call for researchers and professionals to contribute to a grand theory of urban sustainability. In their research, they develop a 'science of the city' to help urban planners address problems that arise from population increases. Although they provide valuable insights for understanding urban sustainability issues, they do not give planners a manageable way to approach such problems. I argue that developing an applied mereology to understand the concept of 'city identity' gives planners a theoretical device for addressing urban affairs, including ethical concerns. In turn, I devise a model of city identity to show how a 'philosophy of the city' contributes to a grand theory of urban sustainability.
基于他们的研究表明不断发展的城市遵循基本原理，两位理论物理学家路易斯·贝当古和杰弗里·韦斯特呼吁研究人员和专业人士为城市可持续性的宏大理论做出贡献。在他们的研究中，他们发展了一种“城市科学”来帮助城市规划者解决因人口增长而产生的问题。尽管他们为理解城市可持续性问题提供了有价值的见解，但他们没有给规划者提供一种可管理的方法来处理这类问题。我认为，发展一种应用分体论来理解“城市身份”的概念，能给规划者提供一种处理城市事务（包括伦理问题）的理论工具。相应地，我设计了一个城市身份模型，以展示“城市哲学”如何为城市可持续性的宏大理论做出贡献。
