Philosophy of technology

been without them, that will make the difference between success or failure (Szumski, Karson).” Over the past few decades technology has grown to be more advanced and easily obtainable. This shift has lead to the question of whether the impact this technology has on society is positive or negative, specifically to the people who are growing up with it. The use of modern technology in society today for educational and recreational use has more benefits for those who use it, such as educators,…

the mathematical division of time into units of minutes and hours to have no correlation with the eternity of time. However, as time elapsed, the Church shifted its attitude which, according to The Medieval Machine, “signaled an acceptance of new technology and a readiness to compromise with new ideas” (Gimpel, 169). This directly correlates to Wise’s text as the military industry was constantly adapting to change. For example, in the early Middle Ages, armor was inadequate,…

One such input that has been a main cause of my view on the world is being an American. Outputs of being an American towards my environmental value system are that in America develop a lot of technology that we are spoon fed that says that it can help the earth. Living in America has caused me to think of humans as one of the most important organisms on earth, since we have displaced so many different ecosystems in order to make a home for ourselves…

Acemoglu and Robinson make great strides in the institutional argument from North and Thomas’ start in Rise of the Western World. Their case is quite compelling in addressing the question of why are some countries so rich and some so poor. It’s appealing mainly because it all boils down to incentives: if masses are incentivized, a country will grow, if the elites alone are incentivized/hold the power, a country will stagnate. This argument is almost impossible to refute because it’s built on the…

the Western world. At the same time we are becoming more and more entranced with science and technology, what the ancient Greeks called τέχνη (Techne). Most people walk around with a fairly advanced computer that we call a smart phone. We now drive “Smart Cars” that have all the latest gadgets. Medical advances assist the human family in living longer and healthier and for most people science and technology are usually seen as “good”. Very few people seem to be concerned with the technological…

The immediate problem TD is facing is that consumers’ preferences are changing based on the upgraded technology nowadays. The underlying problem is that TD cannot satisfy all consumers’ needs. By analyzing the internal and external environment, Porter's five forces and PEST show TD are suffering lots of external threats (Appendix 2, 3); Diamond-E suggests that TD prefers to using new technology in its products and services at the same time(Appendix 1). It is more advantageously for TD to catch…

Martinsen English V01A Catastrophic overhauls of technology In the novel Feed, by M.T Anderson, he expresses how much technology is changing all individuals to more of a controlled robotic creature. “Feed” is the chip implemented in the people’s brain, it is in them while they are developing so it is easier to manipulate their brains, about seventy percent of the population has is it and they also believe if it is ejected from them that they will die. Technology is depleting human interactions…

Only a few benefits in this world are more sought after than money, power is one. With enough power, any person, bright or dull, rich or poor, can change the world to their liking. In the book, Ender’s Game, Locke and Demosthenes are good examples of how individuals acquire power efficiently and use power effectively to make the world a better place. Even though Peter, also known as Locke, and Valentine, also known as Demosthenes, of Ender’s Game are young…

3.A. What are the major characteristics that should be achieved before a social organization qualify to be considered as a civilization? Civilization is often defined as "an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached." Civilization can only take place in a context of “states”. Decision making does not only takes place within a home and between family members, but it takes place in a centralized power-structures where…

It has been about 14 million years since mankind came into the world. In that long period of time, human beings have been continuously producing knowledge. The prompt said “The main reason knowledge is produced is to solve problems.”, and I mostly agree with it, but first I will discuss this statement from different perspectives using the examples from Natural Science and The Arts . In Natural Science, there are many inventions that were discovered to solve a problem. Many of today’s inventions…