About Friedrich Dessauer: Biomedical Engineering Pioneer and Model for Involvement in Science, Engineering, Philosophy and Politics
| Authors | Kienitz, Karl Heinz |
|---|---|
| Date | 2019 |
| Proceedings | Proceedings of the 2019 Christian Engineering Conference |
| Place | Dordt University, Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Vol / Pages | pp. 59u201366 |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIXDMo7HD3g34FlSWsw9WDUXRi5TSOcE/view |
Type: Conference Paper
Tags: Christian Engineering
Abstract
Within an aspirational approach to engineering practice and ethics, the paradigm of learning from example is particularly well suited. In this contribution, learning from biography – a variant of this paradigm – drives a review of the biography and thought of Friedrich Dessauer (1881-1963), a devoted Christian who became one of the pioneers of biomedical engineering and philosophy of technology, leaving to posterity also a remarkable case for learning from biography.