Scientism, Religion, and Changes in Social Values Flashcards
Scientism
Speculative Worldview
Restricts Human Inquiry
Two Senses of Scientism
The improper use of science or scientific claims
Scientism limits inquiry to natural science alone
Examples of Scientism
Law of instrument
Naive Materialism
Dogma
Pure Technocracy
Lack of Rigor
Religion
Faith
Worship
Catalyst for social change
The General Change of Social Values
Work
Leisure
Health
Work
Work shifts from purpose to mere instrument
Leisure
Central factor in the general change of social values
Health
Presented as a threat and difficult to achieve commodity
Luddism
People opposed to the use of technology
During Industrial Revolution, what was introduced?
Mechanized looms
Luddites
support Luddism and oppose technological progress
Who is Ned Ludd?
A legendary elusive figure who was said to be a young apprentice and destroyed textile apparatus
Frame-Breaking Act
Destruction of factory machines punishable by death
Who is William Horsfall?
strong advocate of using textile production
Neo-luddism
“New Luddism”
against modern technology
leaderless movement
Neo-luddite
Modern Luddite
Oposses technological change that violates human nature and needs
Aesthetics
Philosophical study of beauty and taste
Aesthetics VS Esthetics
Aesthetics is used in British English
Esthetics is used in American English
Art
Know-how
Specialized skill
Material activities
Technological systems
Aesthetics activities
Symbols
Realm of expressiveness
Ethics
well-founded standards of right and wrong
Morality
certain codes of conduct
Theory of Technological Moral Mediation
Peter Paul Verbeek
Technology is a mediator of moral change
Two Forms of Technological Moral Mediation
Pragmatic Moral Mediation
Hermeneutic Moral Mediation
