Midterms Flashcards
stern opposition for positivism and technological world domination
Martin Heidegger
he remarked that it is boastful for humans to think that nature needs to be saved whereas mother nature would remain even if humans cease to exist
Paulo Coelho
where danger is, grows the saving power
Friedrich Holderlin
de-development
Jason Hickel
criticized failure of growth and development
Jason Hickel
offers non-conformist perspective
Jason Hickel
catch up, catch down
Peter Edward
possibility of interventions to improve lives while reducing consumption
Robert and Edward Skidelsky
Science must be guided by some ethical basis
C. S. Lewis
most important ancient Greek philosopher and scientist
Aristotle
he developed instrumental and intrinsic good
Aristotle
eudaimonia
Aristotle
explain the human rights-based approach to science technology and development
S. Romi Mukherjee
A socially organized human activity which is value-laden and shaped by organizational structures and procedures
S. Romi Mukherjee
can form the very heart of sustainable futures
S. Romi Mukherjee
warned us against the rapid rise of new technologies
William Nelson Joy
21st century technologies (GNR) are becoming very powerful that they can potentially bring about you classes of accidents threats and abuses
William Nelson Joy
he described that the unintended consequences of the design and use of technology are clearly related to Murphy’s Law
Theodore Kaczynski
anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
Murphy’s Law
they criticized Joy’s failure to consider social factors and only deliberately focused on one part of the larger picture
John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid
