The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

Florman, Samuel C.

ISBN 10: 0312114494 / ISBN 13: 9780312114497

Published by St Martins Pr, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Existential Pleasures of Engineering
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312114494
• ISBN 13: 9780312114497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In a world where engineering plays an increasingly important role, one wonders about the exact nature of the engineering experience in our time. In this second edition of The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, Samuel Florman perceptively explores how engineers think and feel about their profession.
Dispelling the myth that engineering is cold and passionless, Florman celebrates it as something vital and alive. He views engineering as a response to some of our deepest impulses, rich in spiritual and sensual rewards. Opposing the "antitechnology" stance, Florman brilliantly emerges with a practical, creative, and fun philosophy of engineering that boasts his pride in his craft.

Review

"Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls."--"Time"
"An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber."--"The Wall Street Journal"
"Enchanting."--"The New Yorker"

Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered. "The New York Times Book Review"

A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls. "Time"

An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber. "The Wall Street Journal"

Enchanting. "The New Yorker""

Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered. The New York Times Book Review

A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls. Time

An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber. The Wall Street Journal

Enchanting. The New Yorker

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"Gracefully written . . . refreshing and highly infectious enthusiasm . . . imaginatively engineered." --The New York Times Book Review

"A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls." --Time

"An urbane, witty, intellectually far-ranging, large-spirited hymn to homo faber." --The Wall Street Journal

"Enchanting." --The New Yorker