Technorealism

Technorealism is an attempt to expand the middle ground between techno-utopianism and Neo-Luddism by assessing the social and political implications of technologies so that people might all have more control over the shape of their future. The technorealist approach involves a continuous critical examination of how technologies might help or hinder people in the struggle to improve the quality of their lives, their communities, and their economic, social, and political structures.[1]

Although technorealism began with a focus on U.S.-based concerns about information technology, it has evolved into an international intellectual movement with a variety of interests such as biotechnology and nanotechnology.[2]

See also

Ethics

References

  1. "Technorealism". Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  2. Berkman Center for Internet & Society (1998). "Conference on Technorealism: How should we think about technology". Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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