Abstract: From the perspective of international study of philosophy of technology， Chen Changshus thought of philosophy of technology as a system of ideas with unique features， influenced by Marxist practical materialism， having taken in some relative ideological elements from modern Western philosophy of technology and meanwhile based on philosophical reflection upon the experience of the technological development in China. Different from the paradigm of analyzing technological activities in terms of concepts and structures， his ideas attached great importance to analyzing the function and value of technological activities， to being problem-oriented， to the organic relationship and systematic study of the relationships between relative elements of technological activities. In his ideas it could be found modes and ways of functional and value analysis aimed at the practical situation of technological development in China， and a summary of the laws of technological development from the comparative perspective between Chinese and Western. His ideas will not only be helpful in ensuring Chinese engineers and technicians’ philosophical attainments but also in making the features of Chinese philosophy of technology known by the corresponding international realm so as to promote deep spiritual communication.

Key words: Chen Changshu, philosophy of technology, functional analysis, value analysis