Existential pleasures of engineering
Florman, Samuel C.
Existential pleasures of engineering - Ed.2 - New York St. Martin's Griffin 1994 - xviii,205p.
CONTENTS
Preface to the First Edition ix
Introduction xii
PART ONE
1. "WHAT WAS TROY TO THIS?" 3
2. DECLINEANDFALL 11
3. CONSCIENCE, ERROR AND RESPONS1BILI1Y 18
PART TWO
4. ANTITECHNOLOGY 45
5. "I REFUTE IT THUS" 57
6. A DANGEROUS DELUSION 74
PART THREE
7. OF DULLARDS AND DEMIGODS 91
8. TOWARD AN EXISTENTIAL
PHILOSOPHY OF ENGINEERING 99
9. THE EXISTENTIAL ENGINEER 117
10. "LOOK LONG ON AN ENGINE
IT IS SWEET TO THE EYES." 127
11. "THEN WAS I CARRIED BEYOND PLEASURE." 141
POSTSCRIPT
12. SMALL IS DUBIOUS 15.5
13. WOMEN AND ENGINEERING 169
14. THE ENGINEERING VIEW 174
15. TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRAGIC VIEW 185
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 196
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 198
NOTES 199
9780312141042
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Existential pleasures of engineering - Ed.2 - New York St. Martin's Griffin 1994 - xviii,205p.
CONTENTS
Preface to the First Edition ix
Introduction xii
PART ONE
1. "WHAT WAS TROY TO THIS?" 3
2. DECLINEANDFALL 11
3. CONSCIENCE, ERROR AND RESPONS1BILI1Y 18
PART TWO
4. ANTITECHNOLOGY 45
5. "I REFUTE IT THUS" 57
6. A DANGEROUS DELUSION 74
PART THREE
7. OF DULLARDS AND DEMIGODS 91
8. TOWARD AN EXISTENTIAL
PHILOSOPHY OF ENGINEERING 99
9. THE EXISTENTIAL ENGINEER 117
10. "LOOK LONG ON AN ENGINE
IT IS SWEET TO THE EYES." 127
11. "THEN WAS I CARRIED BEYOND PLEASURE." 141
POSTSCRIPT
12. SMALL IS DUBIOUS 15.5
13. WOMEN AND ENGINEERING 169
14. THE ENGINEERING VIEW 174
15. TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRAGIC VIEW 185
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 196
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 198
NOTES 199
9780312141042
620.001 / FLO