On Technology, Magic and Changing the World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7096921 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Kravets (0000-0002-9973-4295, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-333 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Macromarketing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-1467 • E-ISSN: 1552-6534 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0276146717715303 |
| OpenAlex | W2732681959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Robert Lusch (2015) astutely observes that humans are “massive creators of tools and we need to start understanding that.” In my commentary, I seek to complicate and extend this statement on tools or technology by drawing attention to the magic of technology, and how it simultaneously obscures the view of things and invites a fetishistic belief in technological efficacy to change the world. I argue that we must deepen our discussion of technology and start questioning the many ways that today’s technology orders the social world and humans
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · MAGIC (telescope · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |