The technology
Monday, February 4, 2008 | | |The technology is a broad concept that deals with the use and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects the ability to control and adapt to the environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances prior to these two notions. The technology is a term with origins in the Greek "Technologia", "τεχνολογία" - "techne", "τέχνη" ( "boat") and "Logia", "λογία" ( "say"). [1] However , A strict definition is difficult, "technology" may refer to physical objects of use to humanity, such as machinery, equipment or utensils, but may also include broader themes, including systems, organisational methods and techniques. The term can be applied in general or in specific areas: for example "construction technology", "medical technology", or "state-of-the-art technology." Others species have also been observed to have created and used technology, including non-human primates, dolphins and crows.
People using the technology began with the transformation of natural resources in simple tools. The prehistoric discovery of the ability to control the fire has increased food sources and the invention of the wheel has helped the man to move and control their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, telephone and the Internet have reduced the physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, any technology has been used for peaceful purposes, the development of weapons of increasingly destructive power has progressed through history, clubs nuclear weapons.
Technology has affected the society and its environment in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and led to the development of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce undesirable byproducts, known as pollution and depletion of natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of the technology influence a society's values and new technologies often raises new ethical questions. These include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term only applies to the original machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
Debates arose philosophical about the present and future utilization of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worse. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticize the omnipresence of technology in the modern world, arguing that it harms the environment and alienates people; tenants ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism Following view of technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of technology has been limited only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and some dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to convey their knowledge to other generations.
People using the technology began with the transformation of natural resources in simple tools. The prehistoric discovery of the ability to control the fire has increased food sources and the invention of the wheel has helped the man to move and control their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, telephone and the Internet have reduced the physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, any technology has been used for peaceful purposes, the development of weapons of increasingly destructive power has progressed through history, clubs nuclear weapons.
Technology has affected the society and its environment in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and led to the development of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce undesirable byproducts, known as pollution and depletion of natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of the technology influence a society's values and new technologies often raises new ethical questions. These include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term only applies to the original machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
Debates arose philosophical about the present and future utilization of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worse. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticize the omnipresence of technology in the modern world, arguing that it harms the environment and alienates people; tenants ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism Following view of technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of technology has been limited only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and some dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to convey their knowledge to other generations.
