PHI 2394 Lecture : Summary for Sclove.docx
9 May 2014
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Summary of: i"d hammer out freedom: technology as politics and culture by richard sclove. This article reflects on how technology affects us even when we don"t intend it to nor do we want it to. This happens in both positive and negative aspects. Sclove"s personal definition of technology uses the analogy of a hammer as being able to fulfill more than one function. A hammer can pound nails but can also extract them. He says this analogy is the core of the contemporary view of technology. Sclove says that technology is so significant that it basically sets our social structure. Our technology is so ingrained in our daily lives that it has changed and continues to change our political climate, laws and economic institutions. There are many areas where this is evident. One area that first comes to mind is social media and cyber bullying.
