Iptek The Journal For Technology And Science
Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, often identified as pollution, and deplete natural sources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology affect the values of a society and new technology typically raises new moral questions. Examples embrace the rise of the notion of effectivity in terms of human productivity, a term originally utilized solely to machines, and the challenge of conventional norms. The branch of information that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the setting, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, utilized science, and pure science. Therefore, recognition of the limitations of technology, and more broadly, scientific data, is needed – especially in instances coping with environmental justice and health issues. Ottinger continues this reasoning and argues that the continued recognition of the constraints of …