Chapter 3 - Engineering as Performance - An "Experiential Gestalt" for understanding Engineering
Introduction to the Book Review of Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process
This book is essentially a select group of research papers presented at the Forum on Philosophy, Engineering and Technology (fPET) conference, to prompt discussion and debate over the nature and purpose of engineering and the role and impacts of engineering within society. The primary mission of fPET is to encourage reflection on engineering, engineers, and technology by philosophers and engineers alike and to build bridges between existing organizations of philosophers and of engineers. They firmly believe that without a greater understanding of the issues involved in this engineer/philosopher link up, the ability of engineering to address global societal challenges is seriously compromised. Their subsequent missions also involve showing how reflective engineering can assist in the process of the construction of engineering identity: what it is to be an engineer and how integrating engineering and philosophy might lead to innovation in engineering design and curricula. As a college st...
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