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July 2, 2008 by kevinstilley

The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, by Samuel C. Florman

Existential Pleasures Engineering

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Hmmm…. is there such a thing as pleasure which is not existential?

There were two things about reading The Existential Pleasure of Engineering in which I took pleasure, existential or otherwise; (1) it was only 160 pages long, and (2) the author referenced great or interesting literature on nearly every page.

The cover of the book has a blurb that reads, “Enchanting.” The New Yorker. I have decided that this must be a warning that the book has some kind of hex / enchantment on it that makes book reviewers lose perspective. [Read more…]

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July 2, 2008 by kevinstilley

Review of The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

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