Philosophy of technology

Agricultural technologies are biased and ethical challenges are posed by technologies themselves. The technologies we work with are encapsulated with values and norms and indicate the form of our moral character. They can make us better or worse consumers and people. Looking back, when the world's developed nations welcomed and steadily embraced industrialization as the dominant paradigm for agriculture a half-century or so ago, they inadvertently championed a philosophy of technology that promotes

the environment. Technology quickly comes to mind as the most viable solution, having been responsible for great strides in fields such as computer science and medicine. Humanity is fascinated by the question, “if technology can cure disease, why not use it to regulate the environment?” Questions like this gave way to “techno-optimism,” the belief that technology can solve all the problems of today and tomorrow. However, techno-optimism is a flawed philosophy that mistakes technology for an environmental

A philosophy is a study that attempts to discover the fundamental nature of knowledge; the word philosophy is from the Greek language and it means “love of wisdom.” Hence the philosophy of transcendental means to attempt to discover something beyond our experience of phenomena, although not beyond potential knowledge. To be specific transcendental people have changed the status quo. For instance, an example would be Martin Luther King Jr. His philosophy, beliefs, and values are similar to the philosophy

historical scope of philosophy. Theories of human nature provides a philosophical analysis into human nature through the investigation of issues, including the mind and body, perceptions and conception, freedom and determinism, death and immortality, the relation of the human to nature and the divine, and reason and emotion (Professor Galgan, Course Syllabus). The two articles written by Dr. Galgan, “Infinity and Cosmology: an Indirect Approach” and “The Compassionate Gods of Technology” directly conform

Gadamer’s On the Natural Inclination of Human Beings Toward Philosophy follows an idea that a desire for knowledge, in researching philosophy and sciences, can be related to Plato's thaumazein, the idea of wonder. The specifically human function of thinking starts, not routinely or in merriment, but at "…a point where something strikes us as alien because it runs counter to habitual expectation." (Gadamer 143) The fascination and wonderment towards ideas Gadamer claims, "…comes to me above all in

Adult Learning Theory: Andragogy The dispute of how adults learn is an ever developing subject matter since the 1920’s when adult learning became a professional field of practice (Merriam, S., 2001). Questions such as, do adults learn differently from children? Are adults able to learn quicker, independently, or in the same environment? These are just some examples of a multitude of questions that have been raised since scientists began investigating Adult Learning. I intend to clarify some

My Personal Philosophy of Nursing The purpose of this essay is to depict the personal philosophy of nursing and any future aspirations I have acquired in my first semester of nursing school. Before I can create my own philosophy of nursing, I must first understand and define what philosophy is and how it relates to nursing. According to the Oxford Dictionary, philosophy is “the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline”

I have formulated a philosophy of teaching statement with the foundation that that the student is the center of attention. My philosophy is also in-line with Merriam and Brockett (2009), where according to them, the progressive philosophy is where it places more value in knowledge derived from observation and experience than it does from tradition and authority (p. 35). In this respect, I believe that study and knowledge is critical to solving a problem or correcting a situation within adult education

prompt, “The question whether Philosophy is still necessary or not remains an intriguing question, triggering different position.” Philosophy is still necessary in our modern and scientific world today because Philosophy is the intriguing question that is triggered by several events in different positions in our daily lives. In our fast paced world today, people sometimes tend to want answers all the time without even having to ask questions and unfortunately, technology, media and social media have

only way to reflect, there are the leaves, the sun, and everything else in nature. Nature is the foundation of life and it is the center of transcendentalism and many other philosophies and religions. Overall, authors and supporters of the transcendental philosophy would disagree on how American society treats children and technology. America has always promoted new thinking and new ideas from religion to government. Transcendentalism is one of the many ways of thinking that bloomed out of the