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As of now the site
provides information regarding research in these theoretical issues and
contains projects carried out by students attending the two courses. The purpose of te
course is to familiarize students with theoreical problems concerning
technology. Various issues which show the broader context i.e. the social,
the cognitive and the axiological within which technology takes shape and
develops are presented and discussed. The instructor makes short
presentations of the issues, and the students present related articles.
Grading is based on the presentations and the final exam, which may be oral. Course content 1.
Tool
and artifact. What is technology? 2.
Historical
and sociological context of the development of technology. 3.
Science
and technology relation. Historical approach. 4.
Science
and technology relation. Conceptual approach. 5.
The
cognitive content of technology. 6.
The
meaning of “Technological
Revolution”. 7.
The
value content of Technology. 8.
Moral
dilemmas in the development of Technology. 9.
Moral dilemmas
in the application of Technology. 10. Technology and
social changes. 11. The problem of
technology transfer. 12. Research in
technology. 13. The question of
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