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Phenomenology Of The Technical Theory Of Evolution

Posted on:2008-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C R ShuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360212986519Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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The phenomenology of technological evolutionism is a method which conducts technological evolution research by the phenomenological method. And with the method, we can find that the essence of technologies is the way to target aims by law (of nature, society or thinking); And with the method, we can discover that technological evolution is the relation between technologies and technologies on time dimension; And with the method, we can find out that the mechanism of technological evolution exists between technologies and their conditions. Then, we write these relations down with the phenomenological description and the explanation of philosophical hermeneutics.Technological evolution is the fourth link of generalized theory of evolution and the essence of social evolution. The rationale of technological evolution is the dissipative structure theory and technological evolution power may be described by Equation 6.1:Ft= CD —S) d/dt(D S) Equation 6.1The contradiction of aim and conformity to aim initiated technological metaphysical speculation, and produced two kinds of quest. They are EPT and HPT. The quest of EPT (Engineering Philosophy of Technology) selects looking closely method to examine the technological competence, asks whether technologies make guarantees to human future; the quest of HPT (Humanities Philosophy of Technology) selects interrogative method to interrogate the manner of technologies, asks whether humanity entrusts his destiny to technologies. The phenomenology of technological evolutionism gives the affirmative reply to each question of the two kinds.Technologies origin from the need to balance human being's demand(D) and supply(S) according to phenomenology of technological evolutionism. But each kind of technological potential is limited, when the potential of a technology runs short, the gap between D and S[(D—S)] will be enlarged and this creates the first condition of dissipative structure, this is the far away from balance; in order to close this gap, human being seek new technological method to carry on the recovery, and the ratio of changing gap between D and S[d/dt(D—S)] will happen and this creates the second condition of dissipative structure, this is the power. As soon as the two conditions have been satisfied, dissipative structure plays the role while aim cooperates with law, and technologies start their independent movement and technological evolution occurs.Technological evolution has already molded three big technological systems. They are agricultural technology system, industry technology system and information technology system. The mode of closing the gap between D and S has been changing from body against environment, instrument with instrument, means and machine, machine to machine, to machine from machine now. The unlimited possibility of technological existence and technological development has been created by technological evolution. So the EPT tradition philosophers do not need to suspect technological capabilities.We can conclude from history that technological evolution must be under the unbalanced condition of D and S. So the concept of technological alienation, regardless of from human angle or from natural angle, was a conclusion from want of resources. Human being controlled by technologies means the short of free resources, but this is one condition of technological evolution. Internet technologies have created the condition for office jobs doing in one's home, this will eliminate the HPT tradition philosophers' anxiety and be sure that technologies are worth trusting. Our conclusion is that technological alienation is the essential condition of technological evolution.In the light of the phenomenology of technological evolutionism, the lasted of human language is the final root of technological existence and technological evolution. The lasted of human language means human being can reread what they have spoken, the oral fable, the epic poem of record and analyze artificial things. The result of knowledge can be handed down from one generation to another generation, and step by step, the cultural tradition as the external environment of technological evolution takes shape.On the basis of the phenomenology of technological evolutionism, the Bush Paradigm and the Stokes Paradigm should be integrated, and the technological evolution environment can be improved from the source and the course. As a result, there will be a large number of technologies in which can be chosen and brought up. So, choosing a paradigm means choosing technologies before their born.
Keywords/Search Tags:Phenomenology of Technological Evolutionism, Aim, Conformity to Aim, Technological Alienation, Power Equation of Technological Evolution, Dissipative Structure
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