The Dehumanization of Technoscience

  1. Marcos, Alfredo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Book:
A Critical Reflection on Automated Science

ISSN: 2661-8915,  2661-8923

ISBN: 9783030250003,  9783030250010

Year of publication: 2020

Pages: 269-277

Type: Book chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25001-0_13 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The present paper sets forth the problem of the dehumanization of technoscience, both at the time of its production and at the time of its application. The causes of this twofold dehumanization are found in an oversimplified ontology and in an erratic anthropology, swinging between nihilism and radical naturalism. In the face of such dehumanizing trends, we propose a pluralistic ontology—where entities such as persons find a place—and an anthropology of Aristotelian inspiration. This philosophical foundation implies a diversity of methods and approaches. It calls also for technoscience to accept its limits, and thus prevent its dehumanization. In sum, technoscience becomes valuable and meaningful when it is part of a wider human horizon.

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