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_b.F57 1996
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100 _aFlorman, Samuel C.
245 _aThe existential pleasures of engineering
_cby Samuel C. Florman
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bSt. Martin's Press,
_c©1994
300 _axviii, 205 p. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _a"With four additional chapters from Blaming technology and The civilized engineer."
500 _a"First St. Martin's Griffin edition"--T.p. verso.
504 _aThis book includes bibliographical references.
505 _tPart One: 1. "What was Troy to this?"
_t2. Decline and fall
_t3. Conscience, error and responsibility
_tPart Two: 4. Antitechnology
_t5. "I refute it thus"
_t6. A dangerous delusion
_tPart Three: 7. Of dullards and demigods
_t8. Toward an existential philosophy of engineering
_t9. The existential engineer
_t10. "Look long on an engine. It is sweet to the eyes."
_t11. "Then was I carried beyond pleasure."
_tPostscript: 12. Small is dubious
_t13. Women and engineering
_t14. The engineering view
_t15. Technology and the tragic view
650 0 _aEngineering
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aEngineering
_xPsychological aspects.
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