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1、1ReflectionsonthePhilosophyofTechnology1CultureofTechnologicalReflectionbyArunKumarTripathiDepartmentofPhilosophyofTechnologyInstituteforPhilosophyDresdenUniversityofTechnology,Germany"Philosopherspointouttheliabilities,whathappenswhentechnologymovesbeyondliftinggenuineburdensandstar
2、tsfreeingusfromburdensthatweshouldnotwanttoberidof."(AlbertBorgmann)“Theunintendedconsequencesanddangersoftechnologizationarereal,andtheydeservereflectionsandreplies.Meanwhilethedeeperdangerofculturalandmoraldevastationgoesunnoticedandistosomeextenteclipsedbyattentiontotheovertdanger
3、s(which,torepeat,needtobeaddressedforthwith).”(AlbertBorgmann)I.INTRODUCTIONHumanlifeisthoroughlymediatedbytechnology.Itishardeventoimaginealifethatdidn’tinvolveatleastsometoolsanddevices.Today,itisevenhardertoimaginealifewithoutcomplextechnoologicalsystemsofenergey,transportation,wa
4、stemanagement,andproduction.Ourworldismostlyaconstructedenvironment,andourtechnologiesandtechnologicalsystemsforthebackground,context,andmediumforlives.Werelyonwhatwemakeinordertosurvive,tothriveandtolivetogetherinsocieties.Sometimesthethingswemakeimproveourlives,andsometimestheymake
5、ourlivesworse.Technologicaldevicesshapeourcultureandtheenvironment,alterpatternsofhumanactivity,andinfluencewhoweareandhowwelive.Philosophyoftechnologyisacritical,reflectiveexaminationofthenatureoftechnologyaswellasthe2effectsandtransformationoftechnologiesuponhumanknowledge,activiti
6、es,societiesandenvironments(Umwelt).Thegoalofphilosophyoftechnologyistounderstand,evaluateandcriticizethewaysinwhichtechnologiesreflectaswellaschangehumanlifeindividually,sociallyandpolitically.Italsoexaminesthetransformationseffectedbytechnologiesonthenaturalworldandnonhumanlifeandt
7、heecospeheres.Theassumptionunderlyingthephilosophyoftechnologyisthatthedevicesandsubstanceswemakeandusetransformourexperienceinwaysthatarephilosophicallyrelevant.Thatis,technologynotonlyenlargesandextendsourcapacitiesandeffectsofchangesinthenaturalandsocialworldsbutalsodoessoinwaysth
8、atareinteres