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I suggest that postmodern engineering move in the direction of what I am calling focal engineering. The notion of focal comes from the advocacy of Albert Borgmann for focal things and practices to engage our lives, as a counter to the disengaging tendencies of modern technology. I propose to look at what focal engineering might be, what the experience of it might entail, and how it could be assessed...
The arms race model of L. F. Richardson is considered within a differential game theoretic context. Five different approaches to the game are considered and the results compared. The particular model considered is a three nation arms race model which becomes a three player differential game. The five approaches to the game are the minimax, Nash, and Pareto approaches as well as two coalition approaches:...
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