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Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

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Knowledge

and technology 3

does it mean to live and be knowledgeable in a technological culture? This question carries

What

sense of urgency in a world of extraordinary technological means and equally extraordinary

a

and ecological challenges. What assumptions underpin the technological world and what

social

does it produce?

imperatives

technology an added layer of complexity in the world, or a tool to help us comprehend complex

Is

Could it be both? This chapter explores what we mean by technology and how it relates

systems?

knowledge, with the broader goal of comprehending the role of technology in how we come to

to

what we know.

know

Initial discussion

• What role has technology played in the development of knowledge?

• How is technology changing our relationships with knowledge?

• Is it possible to produce new knowledge without the use of technology?

• What role has technology played in terms of expanding or contracting access to knowledge?

• To what extent can the risks associated with technology be known?

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