As engineering becomes increasingly central to the shaping of society, it is ever more important that engineers become introspective. Rather than merely revel in our technical successes, we should intensify our efforts to explore, define, and improve the philosophical foundations of our professions.


The Civilized Engineer - Introduction (p. xii), St. Martin's Press. 1985

Samuel C. Florman Quotes

As engineering becomes increasingly central to the shaping of society, it is ever more important that engineers become introspective. Rather than...

As engineering becomes increasingly central to the shaping of society, it is ever more important that engineers become introspective. Rather than...

As engineering becomes increasingly central to the shaping of society, it is ever more important that engineers become introspective. Rather than...

As engineering becomes increasingly central to the shaping of society, it is ever more important that engineers become introspective. Rather than...