The social nature of technology fixes; pp. 111–121

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences

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Marc Hight¹  Ulrich Norbisrath² 

[1] Hampden­Sydney College, Philosophy Department;Faculty of Science of Technology, Institute of Computer Science

关键词: philosophy of technology;    philosophy of engineering;    technology fixes;    software engineering;   

DOI  :  10.3176/proc.2021.2.03

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we argue that concerns about ‘technological fixes’ are often misguided because people misunderstand the basic concept, which is both value neutral and fundamentally about social issues rather than properly technical ones. After analysing and expanding the concept of a technological fix, these insights are applied to several cases, including an example from software engineering. We contend that decision-making processes involved with technological solutions and innovations need to build in more reflective components sensitive to basic human behaviour in order to be more successful.

【 授权许可】

CC BY