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Philosophers and students of philosophy ought
to reflect upon the impact of technologies of every kind on human
culture and community. Intelligent reflection on technology requires
some first-hand experience of technology. Technologists and
students of technology, for their part, should go beyond learning
technical processes to thinking about the broader implications of
technology for human beings. In the past, wholesale attacks on technology
by humanities professors have been tantamount to cursing the wind
because storms are often destructive. On the other hand, unqualified
applause by certain technologists for any and every type of technique
is extremely shortsighted. Given the actual situation we find ourselves
in, philosophy of technology is an essential part of any curriculum.
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- 2002 Gordon L. Ziniewicz
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