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53. TECHNOGENIC CIVILIZATION
Due to the rapidly expanding process of technization and the accompanying system of values that dominate culture, modern (primarily Western European) civilization began to acquire a technogenic character. Characteristic features of a technogenic type of civilization are the rapid change in technology and technology, the ability to multiply knowledge and invent something new.
The decisive role in its emergence belongs to science.
Technogenic civilization is distinguished by the following features:
1) a special idea of nature as a field for the application of human forces;
2) absolutization of man's transformative activity, aggressive intervention in nature;
3) the determining role of the development of material production;
4) focus on technical and economic performance outside of its human, socio-cultural dimension.
Among other socio-cultural universals of culture that underlie technogenic civilization, one should also highlight the rapid (in geometric progression) change in the objective world that affects the way of life; the dynamics of social ties that change the ratio of traditionality and innovation in cultural and civilizational development; the dominance of scientific rationality; orientation to the autonomy of the individual; a special understanding of the power, strength and character of nature.
It is believed that with such a one-sided scientific and technological development, human civilization may not have a future.
Science and technology contain not only unlimited possibilities, but also dangers.
A person at a certain stage can completely lose control over technology, scientific and technological progress, become dependent on technology and unpredictable side effects of scientific and technological development. A person, instead of an active engine of scientific and technological progress, can turn into its victim, lose spiritual wealth and versatility of thinking.
Forming as a personality of a technocratic type, a person can turn into an appendage of technology and lose his own unique human forms, the deepest features of his essence.
The prospect of such an outcome of the life of human civilization as a special form of social organization, the awareness of negative trends that have developed due to accelerated technization, led to the understanding that modern technogenic civilization is in crisis.
Many researchers assess the chances of humanity in overcoming this crisis in different ways.
Among the answers to this question there is not only a pessimistic "no", but also an optimistic "yes".
Author: Barysheva A.D.
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