Difference between revisions of "325--Week 1 Questions/Comments"
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I found the transition of the meaning of technology interesting. It began as something simple and transformed into more of a process. Marx uses the example that although the steam engine was the symbol of nineteenth century progress, it failed to represent the complex technological system that the steam engine relied on such as stations, signals, and tracks. This relates to Langdon Winner's article because the meaning of technology has evolved to the point where it is interpreted in a political way. --Karen Siegmund | I found the transition of the meaning of technology interesting. It began as something simple and transformed into more of a process. Marx uses the example that although the steam engine was the symbol of nineteenth century progress, it failed to represent the complex technological system that the steam engine relied on such as stations, signals, and tracks. This relates to Langdon Winner's article because the meaning of technology has evolved to the point where it is interpreted in a political way. --Karen Siegmund | ||
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| + | In regards to the creation of new technology, referred to in the Winner article, I don't think that any artifact is created without an idea for its use, be that use be good or evil. The vast majority of inventions purposes can be easily deduced by most people. The Moses bridges case is an extreme one and I do not think that it is a very good representation of typical advancements made in any field. -Brian Brown | ||
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| + | While I believe there is some basis for the article about masculinity in technology, I believe that it has been blown out of proportion. While there are many inventions that may appear to look like a phalus like object, that does not mean that they were designed with the idea of showing that it was created by a man because it mimics the shape of a man's reproductive organ. It is quite possible that the artifact in question was designed that way in order to increase its effectivity, ease of use, or it was merely a coincidence. I believe the author puts far too much weight on the idea that men are so insecure that they require to reassert themselves as being dominant over females whenever they invent something. -Brian Brown | ||
