Technorealism

Technorealism is an attempt to expand the middle ground between techno-utopianism and Neo-Luddism by assessing the social and political implications of technologies so that people might all have more control over the shape of their future. The technorealist approach involves a continuous critical examination of how technologies might help or hinder people in the struggle to improve the quality of their lives, their communities, and their economic, social, and political structures.^[1]

Although technorealism began with a focus on U.S.-based concerns about information technology, it has evolved into an international intellectual movement with a variety of interests such as biotechnology and nanotechnology.^[2]

See also

• Technocriticism

Ethics

Bioethics Infoethics Neuroethics

Nanoethics Roboethics Technoethics

References

1. "Technorealism". Retrieved 2007-02-22.
2. Berkman Center for Internet & Society (1998). "Conference on Technorealism: How should we think about technology". Retrieved 2007-02-06.

External links

• technorealism.org, historical site