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The Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset, referring to Medicine, as he might have been referring to Engineering, recalled that it is not in itself a science, but a profession, i.e. a practical activity. As such, its point of view is distinct from that of a Science: “... goes to Science, takes over everything that seems to satisfy it, takes from its results what it considers most effective, and leaves the rest”.
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de Arantes e Oliveira, E.R., Bento, J. (1998). The Sense of Progress in Structural Engineering. In: Tasso, C., de Arantes e Oliveira, E.R. (eds) Development of Knowledge-Based Systems for Engineering. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 333. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2784-1_1
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