Engineering and the Liberal Arts
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Engineering and the Liberal Arts

A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art and Music

  1. 326 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Engineering and the Liberal Arts

A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art and Music

About this book

From the author who inspired inaugural poet Richard Blanco! Engineering and the Liberal Arts remains a fresh and provocative book, using the familiar world of technology to guide a new generation of engineers through the stimulating world of the liberal arts.
Beginning with a penetrating and enlightening discussion of how exposure to the arts can enrich and reward nearly every aspect of an engineer's life, Samuel Florman—himself a decorated engineer with over fifty years' experience in the field—boldly explores the natural relationship between liberal arts and technology. Sweeping away traditional barriers separating the two fields, Florman establishes a rich and vital communication of ideas between scientist and artist.
By linking the history of technology to world history, the truth of science to philosophy, utility of form to painting and sculpture, and the world of view of the engineer to literature, Florman builds a series of bridges connecting science to art. A complete survey of the arts in and of itself, this impressive volume constitutes an introduction to the infinite variety of pleasures afforded through study of the liberal arts, paving the way to a richer, fuller life for the engineer.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. Note from the Author for the 2015 Edition
  6. Preface
  7. 1 The Civilized Engineer
  8. 2 The Bridge to History: The History of Technology
  9. 3 The World of History
  10. 4 The Bridge to Literature: The Engineer as a Protagonist in Fiction
  11. 5 The World of Literature
  12. 6 The Bridge to Philosophy: The Truth of Science
  13. 7 The World of Philosophy
  14. 8 The Bridge to The Fine Arts: Utility and Beauty
  15. 9 The World of the Fine Arts
  16. 10 The Bridge to Music: Sound as Environment
  17. 11 The World of Music
  18. Notes
  19. Index
  20. Subject Index
  21. Also by Samuel C. Florman
  22. About the Author
  23. Praise for Olmstead Award–Winning Author Samuel C. Florman
  24. Newsletter Sign-up
  25. Contents
  26. Copyright