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Post thumbnail of Chapter 19 ~ “What is Technology” by Stephen J. Kline
31 August 2009
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Chapter 19 ~ “What is Technology” by Stephen J. Kline

Anything thing, action, process, method, and system can be slapped with the word “technology.” The term is even used symbolically for working procedures, and according to Stephen J. Kline, this kind of defining not only brings chaos to technology, but it also keeps us from three important views: 1) how …

Post thumbnail of Chapter 18 ~ “Toward of Philosophy of Technology” by Hans Jonas
31 August 2009
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Chapter 18 ~ “Toward of Philosophy of Technology” by Hans Jonas

Through reading Jonas, there is no doubt that technology’s purpose has shifted from its earlier formation in which it was a possession and a state to its modern take as one of enterprise and process.
Everything about modern technology seems to be about more, now, progress. There is no “end.” According …

Post thumbnail of Chapter 17 ~ “Technology and Ethics” by Kristin Shrader-Frechete
31 August 2009
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Chapter 17 ~ “Technology and Ethics” by Kristin Shrader-Frechete

First paragraph of Shrader-Frechete’s work harkens back to Ellul’s thoughts of how “the men of classical antiquity could not have found a solution to our present determinisms, and it is useless to look into the works of Plato or Aristotle for an answer…” Because of technology, according to Shrader-Frechete, new …

Post thumbnail of Chapter 16 ~ “On the Aims of a Philosophy of Technology” by Jacques Ellul
31 August 2009
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Chapter 16 ~ “On the Aims of a Philosophy of Technology” by Jacques Ellul

In reading Ellul’s preface in the French edition of his book (1954) and the foreword in the revised American edition (1964), I can’t help but wonder what transpired in the decade because Ellul’s tone seems so fervent, so now in the ’64 foreword.  From the preface, to the note to …

Post thumbnail of Chapter 15 ~ “Philosophical Inputs and Outputs of Technology” by Mario Bunge
31 August 2009
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Chapter 15 ~ “Philosophical Inputs and Outputs of Technology” by Mario Bunge

Because “technology is… a major organ of contemporary culture,” Bunge asserts that technology needs its own philosophy that is connected to, yet separate from the philosophy of science. In discussing the tasks of philosophy and technology, which includes exploring similarities and differences between technological knowledge and scientific knowledge; the influence …

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