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The Responsibility of Technoscience: the Contemporary Challenges

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Kiepas A.

Studies in Global Ethics and Global Education

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2015

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issue 3

3-15

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The paper shows ethical problems connected with the development of science and technology and the implementation of their results. The problem of responsibility in this area is of key importance as it evolves alongside the development and transformations of science and technology. The paper examines the issues related to the new requirements of responsibility which are combined with technoscience, the current formation of which, is one of the main factors of civilization changes.

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Modern Forms of Surveillance and Control

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Gray D.

Filozofia i Nauka

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2022

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vol. 10, zeszyt specjalny

213-228

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In todays advanced society, there is rising concern for data privacy and the diminution thereof on the internet. I argue from the position that for one to enjoy privacy, one must be able to effectively exercise autonomous action. I offer in this paper a survey of the many ways in which persons autonomy is severely limited due to a variety of privacy invasions that come not only through the use of modern technological apparatuses, but as well simply by existing in an advanced technological society. I conclude that regarding the majority of persons whose privacy is violated, such a violations are actually initiated and upheld by the users of modern technology themselves, and that ultimately, most disruptions of privacy that occur are self-levied.

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Technologia krzemieniarska w perspektywie filozofii techniki

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Mugaj J.

Folia Praehistorica Posnaniensia

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2017

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vol. 22

143-155

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The paper present non-instrumentalist view of technology derived by the work of M. Heidegger, G. Agamben and H. Arendt. This non-utilitarian aspect of technology is used to explain the social meaning of flint working in prehistory. The changes of flint technology related with so-called ‘tool technological revolution’ observed in Neolithic indicate radical shift in social significance of technology. During this period the dichotomous division of work and labor (described by H. Arendt) appear.

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Stanisław Lem’s Visions of a Technological Future: Toward Philosophy in Technology

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Polak P., Krzanowski R.

Filozofia i Nauka

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2022

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vol. 10

41-50

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Stanisław Lem is mostly known as a sci-fi writer and not widely perceived as a visionary of the cyber age, despite the fact that he foresaw the future of information technology better than most scientific experts. Indeed, his visions of future information-based societies have proved to be remarkably accurate. Lem’s stories fuse together elements of fantasy, philosophy, and science, but what we can really learn from them is the nature of humanity, technology, and philosophy, as well as the values of technological prophecies. Moreover, Lem gave birth to, without naming it as such, the concept of philosophy in technology, which is a perspective on technology and philosophy that explores the deep implicit philosophical foundations of technology and humanity.

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Lem’s Philosophy of Chance in his Fiction and Non-Fiction

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Graefrath B.

Filozofia i Nauka

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2022

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vol. 10

27-30

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Stanislaw Lem recognizes the far-reaching role of chance both in gaining knowledge and in explaining the development of cultural norms. The consequences are explored by him in fiction and non-fiction.

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Between the Philosophy of Science and Philosophical Anthropology. Gernot Böhme’s Critical Philosophy of Technology

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Czerniak S.

Dialogue and Universalism

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2014

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issue 4

125-145

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The essay reconstructs the main aspects of Gernot Böhme’s philosophy of technolo-gy. In polemical reference to Max Horkheimer’s and Jürgen Habermas’ critical theory, Böhme asks about the rationality criteria of technology. He does not view his philoso-phy of technology as part of the philosophy of science but places it on the boundary between philosophical anthropology and social philosophy. Böhme reflects on the ethi-cally negative, neutral and positive effects of the technification process both on the identity of contemporary humans and the changes taking place in social integration patterns. He also discusses the cultural sources of resistance to “invasive technification” not only in Western culture but also that of the Far East. The author closes his reflec-tions with a set of questions about what he considers to be open issues in the Boehme’s philosophy of technology.

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A manifesto for messy philosophy of technology: the history and future of an academic field

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Swer G. M., Du Toit J.

Teorie vědy (Theory of Science)

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2020

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vol. 42

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issue 2

231-252

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Philosophy of technology was not initially considered a consolidated field of inquiry. However, under the influence of sociology and pragmatist philosophy, something resembling a consensus has emerged in a field previously marked by a lack of agreement amongst its practitioners. This has given the field a greater sense of structure and yielded interesting research. However, the loss of the earlier “messy” state has resulted in a limitation of the field’s scope and methodology that precludes an encompassing view of the problematic issues inherent in the question of technology. It is argued that the heterodox disunity and diversity of earlier philosophy of technology was not a mark of theoretical immaturity but was necessitated by the field’s complex subject matter. It is further argued that philosophy of technology should return to its pluralistic role as a meta-analytical structure linking insights from different fields of research.

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Filosofi e techniky nebyla zpočátku považována za ucelenou oblast bádání. Pod vlivem sociologie a pragmatické fi losofi e se však postupně začal utvářet určitý konsensus, který dal fi losofi i techniky větší strukturovanost a nová témata k výzkumů. Ztráta dřívějšího „chaotického“ stavu však vedla k omezení rozsahu a metodiky tohoto oboru a znesnadňuje komplexní pohled, který je pro zkoumání technologie nezbytný. V tomto článku budeme zastávat pozici, že heterodoxní nejednotnost a rozmanitost dřívější fi losofi e techniky nebyla známkou teoretické nezralosti, ale nutným důsledkem složitosti zkoumané oblasti. Filosofi e techniky by se dle nás měla vrátit ke své pluralitní roli metaanalytické struktury, která spojuje poznatky z různých oblastí výzkumu.

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Problem techniki w społeczeństwie konsumentów

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Dzwonkowska D.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2014

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vol. 35

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issue 2

71-82

EN

Technology has brought the humanity rapid development and manifold conveniences, therefore, it has been perceived mainly as a source of positive changes, even though, it has also brought many negative side effects. In this article, technology is presented as a field of moral reflection, especially, as a field for reflection on consumerism. The development of Western civilization brought about a disturbing phenomenon, i.e. consumerism. Homo consumens uses technology to consume more than he needs. He is driven by artificially fueled desires that can never be satisfied, thus he falls into a vicious circle of never-ending consumption. On the one hand, technology makes goods more available; on the other hand, it also generates new needs, called «meta-needs». As a result, consumer societies define the value of a person through the prism of his possessions, which are actually incessantly exchanged for new material goods. In this approach, instead of serving the society, technology strengthens consumerism which affects full personal development and is harmful to the environment.

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Filozof w uczelni technicznej

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Pyszczek G.

Filozofia i Nauka

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2014

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vol. 2

71-80

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The paper concerns the problems of the teaching of philosophy in technical universities. Stereotypes and prejudices concerning technology (technophilia, technophobia) are the first barrier in this enterprise. The second barrier is caused by the lack of philosophy of technology in philosophical courses, and the third one is brought on by the absence of meta-technical reflection in technical subjects.

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W artykule rozważane są problemy związane z nauczaniem filozofii na uczelniach technicznych. Pierwsza bariera nauczania dotyczy stereotypów i uprzedzeń związanych z techniką (technofilia, technofobia). Następna związana jest z brakiem elementów filozofii techniki w programie nauczania filozofii, ostatnia – z brakiem refleksji metatechnicznej w treściach przedmiotów technicznych.

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Technika czynnikiem sprawczym przemian cywilizacyjnych

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Furmanek W.

Edukacja-Technika-Informatyka

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2017

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vol. 8

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issue 2

65-81

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Zrozumienie najważniejszych zjawisk, jakie generuje technika, wymaga odniesień do filozofii i etyki. Nie można techniki sprowadzać do utylitarystycznych wymiarów. Jej służebność wiąże się z czynieniem dobra dla człowieka. Stąd wynika potrzeba wprowadzenia dwóch paradygmatów: prymatu człowieka nad techniką i prymatu osoby nad rzeczą.

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Understanding the most important phenomena that generates the technique requires refer-ences to philosophy and ethics. You can not bring technology to the utilitarian dimensions. Her easement is associated with doing good for people. Hence the need to introduce two paradigms: the primacy of man over technology and the primacy of the person over things.

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Filozofia techniki Gernota Böhmego

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Czerniak S.

Filozofia i Nauka

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2014

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vol. 2

135-153

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The article reconstructs the main threads of Gernot Böhme’s philosophy of technology. In his writings on the subject in the volume Invasive Technification: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology (2008) Böhme abandons his earlier “finalisation of science” theory (which the author expounds in detail in the first part of the article) and situates philosophy of technology between philosophical anthropology and social philosophy. In this context, he reflects on the effects of technification for the identity of contemporary humans and changing social integration models (the social role of IT networks and technostructures). Böhme’s position is par excellence critical. Referring to the philosophical traditions of the Frankfurt School, he argues against the social philosophy of Jürgen Habermas and asks about the criteria which determine the “rationality” of technology. Böhme also reviews the cultural sources of resistance to “invasive technification”, not only in Western, but also in Far Eastern cultures. Finally, he discusses those anthropological horizons of technological progress which he considers to be ethically neutral and capable of opening new areas of self-knowledge and expression to humankind. The author closes his paper with a set of questions which in his opinion point to some still open issues in Böhme’s philosophy of technology.

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Przedmiotem artykułu jest rekonstrukcja głównych wątków filozofii techniki Gernota Böhmego. W swych pracach z tego zakresu zawartych w tomie Invasive Technisierung. Technikphilosophie und Technikkritik (2008) Böhme odchodzi od założeń swej rozwijanej wcześniej koncepcji „finalizacji nauki” (kwestię tę autor omawia szczegółowo w pierwszej części tekstu) i sytuuje filozofię techniki na pograniczu antropologii filozoficznej oraz filozofii społecznej, pytając o skutki procesów technicyzacji zarówno dla tożsamości człowieka współczesnego, jak i przeobrażeń wzorów integracji społecznej (społeczna rola sieci informatycznych i technostruktur). Jego stanowisko ma charakter par excellence krytyczny. Böhme odwołuje się do filozoficznej tradycji Szkoły Frankfurckiej i w polemicznym nawiązaniu do filozofii społecznej Jürgena Habermasa pyta o kryteria „racjonalności” techniki. Omawia także kulturowe źródła oporu przed „inwazyjną technicyzacją” nie tylko w kulturze Zachodu, lecz także w kulturach Dalekiego Wschodu. Zastanawia się wreszcie nad tymi horyzontami antropologicznymi postępu technicznego, które uważa za neutralne etycznie i które odsłaniać mają przed człowiekiem nowe możliwości samowiedzy i ekspresji. Analizy autora kończy zestawienie kilku pytań, które wskazują jego zdaniem na kwestie otwarte w filozofii techniki Böhmego.

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Philosophy in technology: A research program

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Polak P.

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce

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2023

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issue 75

59-81

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Philosophy in technology is a research program that studies the philosophical roots of engineering and technology. Technologists, by virtue of their education, believe that the limits, goals, possibilities, and effects of technology on society and humankind are exclusively technological problems, hence their solutions must lie exclusively in technology. In contrast, philosophy in technology asserts that the resolutions to these problems need to be rooted in an understanding of their philosophical origins. This program paper defines the objectives of philosophy in technology, the kinds of questions it explores, the methods it uses, and how it differs from the philosophy of technology.

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Lewisa Mumforda krytyka kultury technicznej

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Szymański K.

Kultura i Wartości

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2017

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issue 21

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Im Aufsatz wird der Gedanke von Lewis Mumford und seine Wahrnehmung der technischen Kultur rekonstruiert, die in den Werken Technik und Zivilisation und Der Mythos der Maschine enthalten sind. Es wird gezeigt, dass die von den Forschern seiner Ideen unterschiedenen Phasen viele gemeinsame Momente aufweisen, die mit der kritischen Auffassung des Einflusses der Technik und der Wissenschaft auf Menschenleben verbunden sind.

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Reviewed are Lewis Mumford's ideas and the perception of technical culture as outlined in his Technics and Civilization and The Myth of the Machine. The purpose of this review is to take note of the common points in Mumford’s critical notion evolving over the years regarding the impact of technique and science on man’s life as singled out by scholars of his works.

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W artykule dokonuję rekonstrukcji myśli Lewisa Mumforda i jego postrzegania kultury technicznej, zawartych w dziełach Technika a cywilizacja oraz Mit maszyny. Tom 2. Pentagon władzy. Badacze zajmujący się myślą Mumforda dzielą jego krytyczne podejście do kultury technicznej na dwie fazy, która to myślą zawarta jest we wspomnianych pracach. Sądzę jednak, że fazy które są wyodrębniane posiadają tak naprawdę wiele wspólnych momentów, przez co twardy podział proponowany przez Carla Mitchama czy Thomasa Hughesa może budzić pewne wątpliwości.

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Antropologiczne aspekty idei globalizacyjnych w filozofii Tadeusza Kotarbińskiego

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Kolwas S.

Studia Philosophiae Christianae

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2013

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vol. 49

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issue 2

95-115

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Celem artykułu jest zrekonstruowanie antropologicznych aspektów idei globalizacyjnych Tadeusza Kotarbińskiego i wykazanie istotnej roli, jaką odgrywają one w jego teorii zjednoczonej ludzkości. Ukazane zostały jego koncepcje dotyczące wpływu pozytywnych oraz negatywnych następstw rozwoju techniki na proces scalania ludzkiej społeczności. Tekst omawia kulturowy aspekt owych przekształceń oraz wskazuje na koncepcję natury ludzkiej jako podstawę wątków globalizacyjnych w filozofii T. Kotarbińskiego. Artykuł niniejszy ustosunkowuje się krytycznie do koncepcji Kotarbińskiego i, w nawiązaniu do polemicznych tekstów H. Elzenberga, wskazuje trudności, które rodzi jego stanowisko.

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This article aims to reconstruct the anthropological aspects of Tadeusz Kotarbiński's ideas on globalisation and to show the important role they play in his theory of unified humanity. It presents Kotarbiński's concepts regarding positive and negative impact of technological development on the process of unifying human society. The article discusses the cultural aspects of these changes and shows the important role of the concept of human nature, which underlies the ideas of globalisation in his philosophy. This article offers a critique of Kotarbiński and, with reference to the works of Henryk Elzenberg, reveals the problems that arise from his theory.

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The Responsibility of Technoscience: the Contemporary Challenges

Modern Forms of Surveillance and Control

Technologia krzemieniarska w perspektywie filozofii techniki

Stanisław Lem’s Visions of a Technological Future: Toward Philosophy in Technology

Lem’s Philosophy of Chance in his Fiction and Non-Fiction

Between the Philosophy of Science and Philosophical Anthropology. Gernot Böhme’s Critical Philosophy of Technology

A manifesto for messy philosophy of technology: the history and future of an academic field

Problem techniki w społeczeństwie konsumentów

Filozof w uczelni technicznej

Technika czynnikiem sprawczym przemian cywilizacyjnych

Filozofia techniki Gernota Böhmego

Philosophy in technology: A research program

Lewisa Mumforda krytyka kultury technicznej

Antropologiczne aspekty idei globalizacyjnych w filozofii Tadeusza Kotarbińskiego