The Essence, Features And Historical Evolution Of Publication Technology

As the most important means of spread knowledge and information, publishing technology activities are age-old as human history, human being had never stopped innovation and development about it since it aroused. As human society entered the information society, publishing technology also has become increasingly complex. So, it is necessary to research and analysis the publishing technology systematic from the perspective of philosophy, and provide some theoretical help for the development of the publishing industry.This essay from the perspective of philosophy of technology to analysis and summarizes the connotation, the existing way and the technical features of the publishing technology. And on this basis, to summed up the essence of publishing technology, lay a theoretical foundation of this paper. Secondly, classification and research the history of publishing technology, and analysis the historical characteristics of every stage of the history. Finally, analysis the power and the evolvement rule of the publishing technology,and giving some suggestions of the publishing technology development in China.The author holp that through the understanding of the "process" concept in the publishing technology study and a new dividing of publishing technology development, and through the analysis of the evolutionary dynamics and rules, to attract more and more scholars pay attention and research the publishing technology deeper.and to make the publishing technology play a better role in the human to spread knowledge and information.