Title
The Philosophy of Technoworlds and Technopersons
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
University of the Basque Country
Publisher(s)
Springer Nature
Abstract
After first reexamining Ortega’s philosophy of technique and Quintanilla’s philosophy of technology, this article will propose a philosophy of technoscience that distinguishes between different scales in present-day technological worlds. There are macro-, meso-, micro-, and nano-cosmic scale technoworlds whose properties and structures are still being researched by contemporary technosciences. The philosophy of technology needs to be specific for each kind of world under study, including the social worlds, not only those of nature or the biosphere. An important example in this respect comprises technopersons, artificial entities that superimpose themselves on physical and legal persons and interact in today’s major technoworld: the digital world. At the end of the article, some of the possible consequences and risks of the expansion of the information and communications technologies (ICTs) to microcosms and nanocosms, specifically, to the human brain, will be highlighted.
Start page
153
End page
164
Volume
24
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Informática y Ciencias de la Información Ciencias naturales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068912496
Source
Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
ISSN of the container
18797202
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