BASC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gutenberg Bible, Technological Determinism
2 Oct 2014
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[contemporary presentist bias: context matters (but how, when and why?, design versus use (the book not designed with page #s, visibility versus invisibility. The structure of the book becomes loser andrew piper. The structure of the book changes because you can go back and forth no more linear model. Galileo and kepler finally brought science to technology in a precise manner: glasses provoked debates like the ones we have about artificial intelligence. Strong nuclear power: nuclear power needs a lot of authoritarian structure and centralization, you need secrecy and organization and modality of governance to control the technology. Weak solar power: you don"t necessarily need a political structure but there is an affinity to go down this path. It doesn"t have to be controlled in an authoritative way, if everyone does it people can control their own affairs. Embodied racism with the bridges that were a certain height to not allow buses and trucks into places like jones beach.
