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The tensions in technology : influences of technology in the modern age
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2002-12) Campbell, Kurt (Kurt Denver); Klopper, Sandra; Brundrit, Jean; Alborough, Alan; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Visual Arts.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology as a formal structure has been given pride of place in many developing countries because of its association with modernity and social development. It has been grouped with Science as a force that operates beyond reproach because of its perceived rational and instrumental nature. By surveying current theories of technology, philosophy and technology development modules, I investigate the implications that modern technology and technological artifacts have beyond merely their instrumental role. I will question the current conceptions of technology as a rational, objective force by arguing that technology operates as a force that more often than not produces a variety of unintended consequences as part of its impact on society.