The Existential Pleasures of Engineering (Thomas Dunne Book) - Softcover

Florman, Samuel C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312141041 ISBN 13: 9780312141042

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 1996

Synopsis

Humans have always sought to change their environment--building houses, monuments, temples, and roads. In the process, they have remade the fabric of the world into newly functional objects that are also works of art to be admired. In this second edition of his popular Existential Pleasures of Engineering, Samuel Florman explores how engineers think and feel about their profession.

A deeply insightful and refreshingly unique text, this book corrects the myth that engineering is cold and passionless. Indeed, Florman celebrates engineering not only crucial and fundamental but also vital and alive; he views it as a response to some of our deepest impulses, an endeavor rich in spiritual and sensual rewards. Opposing the "anti-technology" stance, Florman gives readers a practical, creative, and even amusing philosophy of engineering that boasts of pride in his craft.

About this title

Review:

...clear, erudite, and occasionally eloquent, 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 Magazine

About the Author:

Samuel C. Florman, a civil engineer, has also written The Civilized Engineer and Blaming Technology, in addition to The Introspective Engineer. He lives in New York State.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312141041
• ISBN 13: 9780312141042
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224