Philosophy has fueled technological progress. Human beings evolved as organisms geared to the mastery of the natural environment. Within the past few thousand years we have managed to perform this function so well that the natural environment poses very little threat to civilized peoples. We die from our own machines, our own poisons, our own weapons, our own despair. Authenticity Authenticity seems to be missing from many Americans' lives.
Children act as if video games are real and the real world is a nuisance.
Two Important Concepts 1. It is neutral and objective. It is a method of analysis that systematically appraises the nature, significance, status, and merit of a technological program It is designed to uncover three types of consequences desirable undesirable uncertain 2.