Technology and Human Becoming
Technology is a mirror that reflects human nature and intentions: (1) we want certain things done and we want tools to do those things; (2) we are finite, frail, and mortal; (3) we create technology in order to bring alternative worlds into being; (4) we do not know why we create or what values shou...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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Zygon
Année: 2002, Volume: 37, Numéro: 3, Pages: 655-666 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Steven Spielberg
B Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi B Donna Haraway B Denial B Stanley Kubrick B Freedom B Finitude B Technology B Imagination B Alan Turing B Death B Gattaca B A.I B Bladerunner |
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| Résumé: | Technology is a mirror that reflects human nature and intentions: (1) we want certain things done and we want tools to do those things; (2) we are finite, frail, and mortal; (3) we create technology in order to bring alternative worlds into being; (4) we do not know why we create or what values should guide us. Imagination is central to technology. Human nature and human freedom are brought into focus when we reflect on the central role of imagination in technology. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9744.00443 |
