Philosophy of technology

For thousands of years, water has been a vital and imperative substance that managed to shape many civilizations. Humans had settled down near freshwater sources in order to decrease the risk of dehydration. However, as people had become more technologically advanced, many new beverages challenged the popularity of water. Tom Standage divides the world’s history into six popular beverages: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-cola. Drinks have been used throughout history to symbolize the…

Authenticity is a relatively recent idea that has grown tremendously in importance over the course of the 20th century. Authenticity can be broken into many different factors, ranging from the authenticity of providence of an object to the genuineness of the object itself. An object’s validity is affected by its origin, attributes, and its intentions. By applying these notions, we can look at the displays of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and determine the authenticity of the…

The Humanistic reality of relationships with Technology The purpose of technology is to find solutions by making human’s lives simpler, easier and more enjoyable, but, what happens when advances in technology over step the humanistic boundaries of relationships? It is implied that there are many factors which come together in order to experience specific feelings such as love. In “Love 2.0: How Our Supreme emotions Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become”, Barbara Fredrickson defines…

The terms privacy, consent, and what constitutes as an invasion of privacy seem to, vary from one generation to the next. In today’s culture and climate where a dependency on technology is increasing at a rapid pace. Nearly every individual requires some form of tech or device to complete daily tasks and gain access to information. This in turn allowed for the growth of surveillance to grow beyond merely a tool used for observation. This essay aims at arguing how Warren and Brandeis, the authors…

Dalton Novak Mr. Miles English 1301 10-25-2017 Technology Takeover When was the last time you had to actually research an answer to a question not by using the internet but by book? The answer anyone would give me would most likely be along the lines of, “Man, it has been a while.” Society is becoming so dependent on computers and technology, it is almost to the point where we almost struggle without it. “Scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn’t stop to think if…

years, the technology around, us has been majorly evolving, we went from horse carriages to cars to self-driving car electric cars. The changes in our technology are so advanced now that we have a large percentage of the world visible or accessible to our eyes. We can communicate, see each other, and share anything with anyone just in seconds. As there are many advantages of the technology we have, however, it has many negative roles too. The most controversial issue of today’s technology is…

October 2017 Does Technology Help or Hinder Our Society? Does technology help or hinder our society? Some people may say that it helps, others may say that it hinders, but technology is everywhere in our everyday lives. Wherever you go, technology is there. Some people choose to accept technology, and others choose not to believe in it. Which is okay, but it’s everywhere, so people might as well get used to it. It’s in schools, cars, houses, pockets, and businesses. Technology can help our…

When I was a child, my impression of what the future would be like was incredibly distorted. Flying cars, robotic housekeepers, and intelligent machinery---something straight out of the Jetsons---comprised my perception of “the future.” The older I got, the better I understood that, frankly, these ideas are unrealistic. Interestingly, Kevin Kelly, author of Why Robots Will---and Must---Take Our Jobs, suggests that automation will be a commonplace process within the century. By “automation,”…

What revolves the world, what makes the world work or light up. Language, Language is what powers up the world, just like a light bulb, that powers up your home. Both James Baldwin, author of If Black English isn't a Language, Then Tell me what Is? Then adding to my list is Sherman Alexie author of Superman and Me. They both emphasize that language could allow or disembowel any person in our twisted world. With their point of views are different from each other, about how they were raised and…

In a world filled with advancements ranging from smartphones to artificial intelligence, the digital age is not something we can shy away from. Technology has wormed its way into every facet of our lives, breaking down barriers and forging the path to new, yet not entirely favorable, human experience. Interpersonal relationships are not to be excluded from the blast radius of the technological explosion of the 1990s. Instant messages and dating apps cloud the minds of the younger generation,…