| Carl Mitcham focuses his research on ancient and modern philosophy, while putting a lot of efforts in getting theories and methods from philosophy. He not only learns from the early philosophers of their understanding for the technology, but also from ancient and modern ethics to get a lot of thinking material.In Mitcham's theoretical framework, analysis from inner side of technology is put on importance by projects technology philosophy and the nature and characteristics of the technology itself, that its concepts, methodology procedures and cognitive structures are emphasized. It means people's technological activities today are set as examples as a way of understanding other paradigms of human thought and behavior. Humanistic technology philosophy is an attempt of explaining technical meaning from non-technical or super-technical point of view.Awarding of the growing power of modern technology and technological progress may bring some risk to present and future development, Mitcham turns to technology ethics from technology philosophy. Mitcham places "responsibility" in the center of modern ethics in response to social risks. He promotes the "responsibility ethics" suitable to the development of contemporary science and technology. Thus we should be responsible for our living environment and for next generation's interests.In application of Mitcham 's technological philosophy, we can find that technical innovation can be sustained and healthy developed only through communication and integration of traditions from projects technology philosophy and humanity philosophy. People can have their own advice in technological innovation and this kind of participation can help technicians and government in better decision-making. Thoughtful ethics advocated by Mitcham will be of great help for technical personnel in re-understanding the designs. And his point of universal education of technical ethics also has positive effects.
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