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Conflicting Visions of Technology (Technological optimism (Technology is:,…
Conflicting Visions of Technology
Technology solves problems
Medicine
Agriculture
Transport and communication
Access to information
Technology creates problems
"Practical" problems
New philosophical
and moral questions
Technological optimism
We are in control
Technology is
Value-Neutral
When things go wrong:
technology will solve the problem
Technology is:
Progress
Freedom
from vulnerability to nature
from physical labour
Equality
Exemptionalism
Probelms
Assumes technology will not be abused
Control is necessary for no abusing
Conflicts with idea of freedom and equality
Technological pessimism
We are enslaved and
dominated by technology
We cannot dominate nature
Features of technology
Artificial
Problems
Is natural always superior?
Is the split between "natural"
and "artificial" clear?
Autonomous/sef-determining
Technology is out of
human control
A lack of total control does not
equal no control.
Unintended consequences
Technologies are introduced to serve certain purposes, but have unintended consequences.
More likely, because many technologies
are part of complex technological networks
Conclusion
Both views are overly simplisitic
Both views show useful insight
Adhering to either views absolves
us of the responsibilities to critically reflect.