“MORALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGIES”: FROM COMPUTER ARTEFACTS TO SOCIAL PRACTICES
https://doi.org/10.17726/philIT.2015.10.2.130.2
Abstract
The problem of forming moral technologies which today affect the behavior of its users in the sphere of information and computer technologies is analyzed at this article. First, the idea of creating a “moral” has been heavily criticized and now compelling technology to actively intrude into everyday life. Technologies play the role of mediator between people and reality. Technology mediators, as human beings are in the world of its users, contribute to the formation of their actions. They immerse a person to its technological reality and they help to shape the human experience and interpretations of reality. The moral responsibility of the designer then comes down to the prevention, assessment, and design quality of this mediation. Analysis of technology intermediation allows to emphasize its following forms: mediation of perception, mediation of action, available technology options, mediation of decisions, mediation of other practices, moral values, beliefs and norms
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Dedyulina M.A. “MORALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGIES”: FROM COMPUTER ARTEFACTS TO SOCIAL PRACTICES. Philosophical Problems of IT & Cyberspace (PhilIT&C). 2015;(2):75-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17726/philIT.2015.10.2.130.2
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