Responsible Technology: A Christian Perspective

Responsible Technology: A Christian Perspective

by Stephen V. Monsma
ISBN-10:
0802801757
ISBN-13:
9780802801753
Pub. Date:
07/16/1986
Publisher:
Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
ISBN-10:
0802801757
ISBN-13:
9780802801753
Pub. Date:
07/16/1986
Publisher:
Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Responsible Technology: A Christian Perspective

Responsible Technology: A Christian Perspective

by Stephen V. Monsma

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Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This book provides a multi-disciplinary Christian analysis of the forces shaping the operation of modern technology, and offers an alternative framework of biblically rooted normative principles. It argues that technology is a value- laden activity and presents principles for basing it on God's will.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802801753
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date: 07/16/1986
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Prefaceix
Chapter 1Understanding Technology1
Important Reasons to Understand Technology2
The Task at Hand8
Chapter 2Technology Examined: Definitions and Distinctions10
Definitions: Confusion and Conflicts10
Technology Defined18
Chapter 3Is Technology Neutral?24
The Supposed Neutrality of Technology26
The Value-Ladenness of Technology31
Conclusions34
Chapter 4The Cultural Mandate and Modern Technology37
Humankind as Formers of Culture37
Four Lines in Human History44
Technicism49
Exiles in Babylon51
Chapter 5A Guide to Responsible Technology58
A Theory of Normativity59
A Structure of Normative Principles68
Chapter 6Technology and Science77
The Science-Technology Relationship: The Conventional View78
A Historical Perspective81
Characteristics of Modern Technology95
The Hegemony of Science in Technology98
Chapter 7Technology and Economics103
Two Views of Economic Activity105
Economic Valuing110
The Effects of Technology on Economic Relationships119
Economics, Technological Choice, and Technological Change135
Chapter 8Technology and the State143
The State143
Government and Technological Practices and Institutions148
Barriers to a Proper Relationship153
From Technicism to Biblically Based Normative Principles161
Chapter 9A Design Philosophy164
Technological Design: An Introduction165
A Holistic Approach167
Normative Principles for Design170
Design Specifications177
Sufficient Design182
Chapter 10Design and Fabrication in Practice184
Intrinsic Characteristics184
Extrinsic Barriers to Sufficient Design191
An Illustration of Responsible Design198
Chapter 11Prophetic Witness to a Technicistic Society200
The Nature of Prophetic Witness201
Basic Themes of the Message209
Activating the Conscience217
Chapter 12Technology and Mutual Responsibility222
The Nature of Responsibility22
Strategies for Implementing Collective Responsibility227
Position-specific Responsibility238
Recommended Reading245
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