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Author
Czajkowski Waldemar (Silesian University of Technology)
Title
Introductory Remarks on Ontology of Technology
Source
Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska, 2022, z. 165, s. 33-51, bibliogr. 34 poz.
Keyword
Ontologia, Technologia
Ontology, Technology
Note
summ.
Abstract
Purpose: Technology, understood as a complex and evolving system, still lacks a systematic theory. Such a theory would be both theoretically and practically important. The paper presents an outline of such a theory. Design/methodology/approach: Conceptual analysis availing of general ontology, using analogies with such branches of philosophy as the philosophy of science, and drawing upon general knowledge about history of technology. Findings: A method of classification of the problems of the ontology of technology has been constructed and its usefulness - demonstrated. A certain number of trends in the evolution of technology have been identified. Research limitations/implications: The field studied in this paper is very broad. Further studies of its sub-fields identified in the present text are badly needed. Practical implications: Social/political implications can be regarded as a type of practical implications. Social implications: The paper can have some social implication, though rather indirect: analytically clear and substantially comprehensive ontology of technology should support broadly understood technology policy and especially its more direct theoretical foundation - axiology of technology (a part of technology assessment). Originality/value: The paper presents a systematic overview of the problems of the ontology of technology.(original abstract)
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ISSN
1641-3466
Language
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.29119/1641-3466.2022.165.3
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