Technology is described as a non-naturally occurring object that is nowadays at out our disposal at anytime. This easy access can not only be good but bad, depending on how it is used. Technology such as the internet or cell phones provide us with the ability to communicate faster and easier. However, this advancement also bring about consequences such as cyber bullying and cyber terror attacks. Because of this, advancement in technology should always be taken with caution and have the ability to identify the problems that may arise from it implementation in society. Also, it is important to note what tools or products are deemed to be technology, and the questions these tools and products bring about. It brings rise to the nature of knowledge (technical knowledge vs. technical explanation), metaphysical questions (what is real, natural, and/or artificial), moral questions (appropriate uses and consequences it brings), and political questions (how they are developed, administered, and alters relationships). Lastly, technology should be thought of as a socially constructed reality, or a product of human creations.
Would you press this not knowing what could happen but your life depended on you pushing it?
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Biblography:
Kaplan, D. (Ed.) (2004). Readings in the philosophy of technology. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Link:
Philosophy of Technology
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