A Comprehensive Definition of Technology from an Ethological Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | La Carroll (0000-0003-4132-6392, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 126 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci6040126 |
| OpenAlex | W2766378885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 13 |
Definitions, uses, and understanding of technology have varied tremendously since Jacob Bigelow's Elements of Technology in 1829. In addition to providing a frame of reference for understanding technology, the purpose of this study was to define or describe it conceptually. A determination of dimensions comprising technology was made by critiquing historical and contemporary examples of definition by Bigelow and Volti. An analytic-synthetic method was employed to deconstruct both definitions spanning two centuries to derive aspects of technology. Definitions relying on an anthropocentric "how humans use technology" viewpoint failed to account for different perspectives that were found when an ethological perspective inquiring "how technology is used" served as a framework. Findings support qualification of insulin as technology according to the following comprehensive definition: something inherently intelligent enough to either function, be used to function, or be interpreted as having a function that intelligent beings-human or otherwise-can appreciate, something devised, designed (by primary intention), or discovered (by secondary intention) serving particular purposes from a secular standpoint without humankind creating it, or a significant beneficiary of rationally derived knowledge that is "used for" a purpose without itself necessarily being translated into something material that "does" autonomously, or dependently when used
Anthropocentrism · Beneficiary · Business · Cognitive science · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Frame (networking · Function (biology · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Science Education and Perceptions · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |