Lunchtime Discussion: The Purpose of Technology and Its Place in Society

The Future of Technology and Society Discussion group welcomes everyone to its first meeting! 

The first discussion of the group will centre around the following issues: 

• Definition and purpose of technology
• Societal expectations from technology
• Whether technology diminishes values
• Whether technology could enable people to become part of the production of science rather than part of labor

Here are some suggested readings which will lead the discussion: 

1. Technology and the Laws of Its Development / A. Zvorikine / Technology and Culture Vol.3/4  (https://www.jstor.org/stable/3100995)
2. Technology and Values: A Philosopher’s Perspective/ P. Durbin/ Technology and Culture Vol.13/4 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/3102836)
3. Inventing the Internet: Scapegoat, Sin Eater, and Trickster / Alex Krotoski /in Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives (eds) Mark Graham and William Dutton  (https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199661992.001.0001/acprof-9780199661992-chapter-2) 

​Sandwiches will be provided. 

Please kindly note that we have limited space available, therefore we would highly appreciate if you could confirm your attendance via email to Beril Boz by 2 March 2020.