The social nature of technology fixes
In this paper we argue that concerns about âtechnological fixesâ are often misguided because people misunderstand the basic concept, which is both value neutral and fundamentally about social issues rather than properly technical ones. After analysing and expanding the concept of a technological fix...
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| description | In this paper we argue that concerns about âtechnological fixesâ are often misguided because people misunderstand the basic concept, which is both value neutral and fundamentally about social issues rather than properly technical ones. After analysing and expanding the concept of a technological fix, these insights are applied to several cases, including an example from software engineering. We contend that decision-making processes involved with technological solutions and innovations need to build in more reflective components sensitive to basic human behaviour in order to be more successful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58a784a31bd54962901ea80a510fdbd52022-12-22T04:02:49ZengEstonian Academy PublishersProceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences1736-60461736-75302021-03-0170211112110.3176/proc.2021.2.0310.3176/proc.2021.2.03The social nature of technology fixesMarc Hight0Ulrich Norbisrath1Hampden-Sydney College, Philosophy Department, Box 67, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, United StatesFaculty of Science of Technology, Institute of Computer Science, Narva mnt. 18, 51009 Tartu, Estonia; Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu, EstoniaIn this paper we argue that concerns about âtechnological fixesâ are often misguided because people misunderstand the basic concept, which is both value neutral and fundamentally about social issues rather than properly technical ones. After analysing and expanding the concept of a technological fix, these insights are applied to several cases, including an example from software engineering. We contend that decision-making processes involved with technological solutions and innovations need to build in more reflective components sensitive to basic human behaviour in order to be more successful.https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/proc-2-2021-111-121_20210324113442.pdfphilosophy of technologyphilosophy of engineeringtechnology fixessoftware engineering. |
| spellingShingle | Marc Hight Ulrich Norbisrath The social nature of technology fixes Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences philosophy of technology philosophy of engineering technology fixes software engineering. |
| title | The social nature of technology fixes |
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| title_short | The social nature of technology fixes |
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| topic | philosophy of technology philosophy of engineering technology fixes software engineering. |
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