The existential pleasures of engineering

By:

Florman, Samuel C

Material type: Text

9780312141042

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

601 FLO-E

LOC classification:

TA157 .F57 1996

Contents:

Part One: 1. "What was Troy to this?" 2. Decline and fall 3. Conscience, error and responsibility Part Two: 4. Antitechnology 5. "I refute it thus" 6. A dangerous delusion Part Three: 7. Of dullards and demigods 8. Toward an existential philosophy of engineering 9. The existential engineer 10. "Look long on an engine. It is sweet to the eyes." 11. "Then was I carried beyond pleasure." Postscript: 12. Small is dubious 13. Women and engineering 14. The engineering view 15. Technology and the tragic view

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Electronics and Communication Engineering	601 FLO-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012424

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"With four additional chapters from Blaming technology and The civilized engineer."

"First St. Martin's Griffin edition"--T.p. verso.

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