Lewin, David (2010) ‘They Know not What They Do’: The Spiritual Meaning of Technological Progress. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 25 (3). pp. 347-362. ISSN 1353-7903
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This article considers the spiritual trajectory of modern technology. The concern that technology brings about a profound disengagement with reality through an environment constituted by disburdening devices must be taken seriously. It would seem that the drive towards technological availability—increased utility or productivity—produces pathologies on the basis of the concealment of teleology. I argue that it is unclear whether that imperative towards greater availability expresses itself in the pathological pursuit of means or whether it will necessarily re-orient itself towards a more fully projected good. In other words, is the drive to availability a dialectical process? I present an argument to affirm our negative capability based on the possibility of recognizing that we know not what we do.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Susan Murray |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2014 10:07 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 11:31 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/108 |
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