Friday, July 01, 2005

Cyborg Democracy - Technoprogressivism Beyond Technophilia and Technophobia

Cyborg Democracy - Technoprogressivism Beyond Technophilia and Technophobia:
"[via Amor Mundi] A technophile is a person to whom we attribute a naïve or uncritical enthusiasm for technology, while a technophobe is a person to whom we attribute a no less uncritical dread of or hostility to technology. But what does it tell us that there is no comparably familiar word to simply describe a person who is focused on the impact of technology in a critical way that is attentive both to its promises and its dangers?"