Abstract

MONTERROZA RIOS, Álvaro; ESCOBAR, Jorge M.  and  MEJIA ESCOBAR, Jorge A.. Towards a Re-valuation of Philosophy of Technology: An Argument for the Cultural Role of Technology. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.30, pp.265-275. ISSN 1850-0013.

This article aims at a positive assessment of philosophy of technology, as opposed to a pessimistic stance. We identified these points of view on the basis of the critical analysis of three arguments used in the philosophy of technology: hierarchical order, axiological neutrality and the argument of technology as an instrument of power and dominance. Our position holds that the value of philosophy of technology lies on the fact that it studies the ways in which technology facilitates and constitutes a culture, including permanent reflections on ethical and political responsibilities of the participants of such culture on technology uses.

Keywords : Natural-artificial duality; Axiological neutrality; Material culture; Technological possibilism.

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