Is society technology?

Unit 10 Discussion

 

Textbook

Winston, M. E., & Edelbach, R. (2014). Society, ethics, and technology (5th ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

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Reflections

“Western society has accepted as unquestionable a technological imperative that is quite as arbitrary as the most primitive taboo: not merely the duty to foster invention and constantly to create technological novelties, but equally the duty to surrender to these novelties unconditionally, just because they are offered, without respect to their human consequences.”

— Lewis Mumford

During this course, you and your fellow students have written quite a bit of academic content pertaining to technology and society. You explored the impact of the technologies produced in the past, present, and near future on people and societies.

So, in your last (non-graded) discussion section, you will switch from academic to practical.

Directions: Using the required academic readings and supplemental academic research, please address the following while adhering to the Discussion Board Rubric:

• Is society technology?
• As a result of the course, are you now more informed about the impact of technology and society? If so, in what way?
• What is your main takeaway from this course?