Another class is DONE. Woo Hoo. Three down, one more class to go.
This is the final exam for 5369. For it, we were to select one article from several presented and apply the theories of technology (and their philosophers) to the article.
I selected the article “Cormac McCarthy’s Typewriter Brings $254,500 …

There is so much that can be said about these chapters.
Johnson’s discussion on “dumbing down” is an interesting one, and it instantly made me think about composition courses. Out of frustration or because some institutions actually think it’s for the students’ benefit, some institutions seem to “dumb down” composition courses, …

I dig Johnson. For many reasons, but specifically because he writes in a way that is easy for me to understand for…and because he’s so audience-centered in his approach.
In the preface of Johnson’s work, we get a brief overview of other fields’ contributions to the question Johnson initially poses: What …

Chapter 42~ “Three Ways of Being-With Technology” by Carl Mitcham
From “From Artifact to Habitat: Studies in the Critical Engagement of Technology” (1990)
Mitcham begins his essay by revealing a question to which there is no clear answer: in the relationship between humanity and technology, which is primary?
Instead of falling into one …