The social future and prospects for technological development: key issues of philosophical discourse
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2019-8-240-247
Abstract
The focus of this article is the resort to the socio-anthropological foundations of technological development. Over the 20th century, that issue was being solved by the philosophy of technology, and above all by its anthropological direction (the moral, ethical and cultural studies of technology, the humanistic and value aspects of technology).
Currently, technology is developing so rapidly, and this development is even more initiated by representatives of the engineering and computer sciences, which makes philosophical thought more and more urgent addressing the most important anthropological and social issues that arise during the growing technological convergence, and this cannot be limited by expressing anxiety and warnings of risks and implications.
Today, mass culture products that offer a field for reflection (cinema, game studies) are associated with technology; they also require consideration and evaluation of philosophers.
Current issue of philosophical research is an adequate interpretation of processes, events, consequences and prospects of technical development in the context of the globalization processes, finalization and radical transformation of the main spheres of society and human activities.
Supporting agencies: This article was prepared with the financial support of the Russian Federal Property Fund, project No. 17-03-00260 “Labor and its new forms in conditions of social uncertainty”.
About the Author
T. Yu. Sidorina
National Research University “Higher School of Economic”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana Yu. Sidorina, Dr. of Sci. (Philosophy), honored professor
bld. 21/4, Novaya Basmannaya Str., Moscow, 101000
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Sidorina T.Yu. The social future and prospects for technological development: key issues of philosophical discourse. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2019;(3):240-247. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2019-8-240-247
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