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| Technology: Technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge, tools, and techniques to create products, systems, and solutions that serve practical purposes in various aspects of human life and society. See also Society, Knowledge, Science, Goals, Progress._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hans Jonas on Technology - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 612 Technology/Jonas/Brocker: Ultimately, Jonas does not develop precise criteria for how a technology is to be applied, but leaves it at the question of "whether at all": according to Jonas, the mere possibility that a technology could pose a threat to the biosphere is obviously sufficient to prohibit it. (1) See also Ethics/Jonas, Democracy/Jonas. BrockerVsJonas: a deliberative democracy ((s) against which Jonas is also opposed) would be best able to come to terms with the ambivalences of technology. Brocker I 619 BrockerVsJonas: Contradiction: if we have to slow down our technology according to Jonas (1), for example to reduce the emission of harmful climate gases, we would have to expand our technology at the same time, in order to protect humanity, for example, against comet impacts that threaten the population of our species in the same way. 1. Hans Jonas, »Warum wir heute eine Ethik der Selbstbeschränkung brauchen«, in: Elisabeth Ströker (Hg.), Ethik der Wissenschaften? Philosophische Fragen, München/Paderborn u. a. 1984, p. 83. Manfred Brocker, „Hans Jonas, Das Prinzip Verantwortung“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Jonas I Hans Jonas Das Prinzip Verantwortung. Versuch einer Ethik für die technologische Zivilisation Frankfurt 1979 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16