Upon opening the black box and finding it empty : social contructivism and the philosophy of technology

1)" The most obvious lack in social constructionist writing is an almost total disregard for the social consequences of technological choice. This is a social theory and method geared to explaining how Technology arises, how they are through various kinds of social interaction. What tries to show why it is that particular devices, designs, and social constituencies are the ones that prevail within the range of alternatives available at a given time? But the consequences of prevailing are seldom a focus of study. What is the introduction of new artefacts means for people's sense of self, for the texture of human communities, for qualities of everyday living, and for the broader distribution of power in society- these are not matters of explicit concern"

 

2)" As regards the analysis of scientific knowledge, the epistemological program of relativism in the sociology of science remains neutral as regards judgement about whether or not the proclaimed discoveries or theories of scientist are true or not. Extrapolating to technology, social constructivist choose to remain agnostic as regards the ultimate good or ill attached to particular technological accomplishments"

 

3) " The intellectual vogue of social constructivism arises at a crucial time. in the late 20th, a great many people- scholars and ordinary citizens alike- have begun to realize that the key question is not how technology is constructed, but how to come to terms with ways in which our technology-centred world might be reconstructed".

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