CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hyperbole, Langdon Winner, Technological Determinism
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Technological and cultural determinism 09/18/2017: technology is used is a various of different ways. Look at the web of human activities surrounding the machine (cid:498)progress(cid:499) and technology. What needs to be built to support it (cid:498)if it"s to be of any use technology must fit into a pattern of activity which belongs to a particular lifestyle and set of values(cid:499) What types of goals make sense for humanity. Cultural determinism: technology is a product of and reflective of our culture (e. g. , snowmobile use in different cultures. ) It"s a complex development without a single inventor: we make technology, not the other way around, technology is a product of and reflective of our culture. It occurs over time, subject of social forces. Industrial revolution: social and organizational change, gathering workers in one place and watching over them. See page 24-25 for the long quote in pagey pdf. Tool= technology + human usage ---> a goal.
