An Inquiry into the Meaning and Essence of Technology | Chapter 09 | Advances in Applied Science and Technology Vol. 2
Most definitions of technology offer
simple and unobstructed descriptions of this term, while some of them also add
a description of technology’s essence, the latter of which has also been
questioned by some authors. In light of
the foregoing, this paper has two tasks: 1) to define technology for both its
material and immaterial effects, making note of tools, devices, machines, and
apparatuses on the one hand, and procedures, organisations, methods, and
strategies on the other, and 2) to discuss and identify its essence. In this twofold attempt, the relationship
between definition and essence is analysed. Apart from any underlying
complexity, this relationship indicates that essence means something other than
a simple definition because definition and essence are not conterminous.
Author(s) Details
Theodore John Rivers
Independent Researcher,
Forest Hills, USA.
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