5 differences between an engineer and a philosopher

It may surprise a few that engineers are philosophers in much the same way the locus are grasshoppers. When you read old engineering books they will often call the person and a philosopher and the clever building of something engineering or to engineer. Over time people who build were called engineers, people who observe were called scientist and so on. If you have ever wondered why the highest academic achievement in engineering is “Doctor of Philosophy” (PHD). Over there years people have started to see engineers as something completely separate from a philosopher, particularly in the media and at universities.

1. Engineers assume reality is objective- Most of those who call themselves philosophers think that reality is subjective.

2. Engineers focus on methodology- Engineering, Math, Physics all largely stem for Aristotle work. Many of those who call themselves a philosopher care less about the method and more about the conversation.

3. Engineers do not focus on rigor- A degree of rigor is required to solve a problem, often they stop there. Rigor in terms of building something to solve a problem is cost resources. In reality resources are always a constraint.

4. Engineers are judged by solving a problem- Engineers are given a problem and told to solve it, and they are done when the experiment to solve the problem is successful. Many of those who call themselves a philosopher often don't have to have a single fact or problem.

5. Engineers are happy- Philosophers are generally unhappy, while engineers are generally happy (I look at a few different jobs at careerbliss.com)