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Reductionist theory
Technological determinism is a reductionist theory in assuming that a society's technology progresses by following its own internal logic of efficiency
Technological_determinism
Use of knowledge for practical goals
technology was split between two arguments: technological determinism, and social construction. Technological determinism is the idea that technologies cause
Technology
Philosophical view that events are determined by prior events
Determinism is the metaphysical view that all events within the universe can occur only in one possible way. Deterministic theories throughout the history
Determinism
Book by American terrorist Ted Kaczynski
Kaczynski's particular arguments on technological determinism that the only route available to stopping technological progress is to change the objective
Technological_Slavery
Theory of human behavior
understood as the counterpart of technological determinism. Technological determinism is the notion that technological change and development are inevitable
Social_determinism
1992 book by Neil Postman
characterised by a surplus of information generated by technology, which technological tools are in turn employed to cope with, in order to provide direction
Technopoly
Any ideology based on the premise that advances in technology could bring a utopia
technologies as agents of social and cultural change, such as technological determinism or media imaginaries. A tech-utopia does not disregard any problems
Technological_utopianism
Film sub-genre
themes of totalitarian control and the impact of political, social, or technological developments on individual autonomy. Dystopian films are commonly characterized
Dystopian_film
Study of media, technology, and communication
determinism. Seeing the biases of media technologies as the primary force for social and cultural change resembles the hard technological determinism
Media_ecology
Measure of a civilization's evolution
romanized: shkala Kardashova) is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is capable of harnessing
Kardashev_scale
for its technological determinism. Raymond Williams, one of the most ardent critics of this concept, believed that technological determinism 'emerges'
Medium_theory
American economist and sociologist (1857–1929)
engaged in non-Marxist critiques of fascism, capitalism, and technological determinism. Veblen was born on July 30, 1857, in Cato, Wisconsin, to Norwegian-American
Thorstein_Veblen
Technological determinism in Marxism
among different schools of Marxist thinkers. A related concept is technological determinism. On a prescriptive level, this view places a strong emphasis on
Theory of the productive forces
Theory_of_the_productive_forces
Overview of and topical guide to technology
processes Technological convergence – Aspect of technological change Technological determinism – Reductionist theory Technological dualism Technological escalation
Outline_of_technology
1995 manifesto by Ted Kaczynski
the deed Radical environmentalism Technological Determinism The Question Concerning Technology (1954) The Technological Society (1954/1964) Philosophy of
Industrial Society and Its Future
Industrial_Society_and_Its_Future
Factors that shape technological innovation
theories of technological change reject two of the previous views: the linear model of technological innovation and other, the technological determinism. To challenge
Theories_of_technology
1978 book by G. A. Cohen
and has been criticised as a form of technological determinism. Cohen maintains that the technological determinism of Marx's summary of his science of
Karl_Marx's_Theory_of_History
Philosophical view that events are entirely determined by history
Historical materialism Marxism Myth of progress Technological determinism Sherman, Howard (1981). "Marx and Determinism". Journal of Economic Issues. 15 (1): 61–71
Historical_determinism
Topics referred to by the same term
determinism Environmental determinism Social determinism Technological determinism Nominative determinism Climatic determinism Biological determinism
Determinism_(disambiguation)
British visual semiotician
In “Technological or Media Determinism” (1995), Chandler outlines his five fundamental disagreements with the theory of Technological determinism: Reductionistic:
Daniel_Chandler
Hypothetical event
autonomous process [...] The reason to believe in human agency over technological determinism is that you can then have an economy where people earn their own
Technological_singularity
Theory in science and technology studies
respective social context. SCOT is a response to technological determinism, and it is sometimes known as technological constructivism. SCOT draws from the contributions
Social construction of technology
Social_construction_of_technology
2026 encyclical of Pope Leo XIV
Novarum to Magnifica Humanitas: The Vatican's Warning Against Technological Determinism". Fair Observer. Retrieved 10 June 2026. "Antiqua et nova. Note
Magnifica_humanitas
Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
enemies by learning, triggering a continuous process of competitive technological, skill, and cognitive improvement (arms race). The use of objects as
Weapon
Strong enthusiasm for technology
have a fear of the effects of the technological advancements on society, as do technophobes. Technological determinism is the theory that humanity has little
Technophilia
Methodology on technology control
time-consuming." In "The Pacing Problem, the Collingridge Dilemma & Technological Determinism" by Adam Thierer, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center
Collingridge_dilemma
Gun-rights slogan
statement has been considered in the context of technological neutrality, technological determinism, value neutrality, and the instrumentalist philosophy
Guns don't kill people, people kill people
Guns_don't_kill_people,_people_kill_people
Object used to achieve a goal
historic inventions Philosophy Social construction of technology Technological determinism Technology acceptance model Related concepts Applied science Agronomy
Tool
Form of policy
intelligence and other technological advances that may render the power of man and do the opposite of technological determinism by destroying societies
Technology_policy
Movement of goods or people between locations
2014). "Upgrading the city: Enabling intermodal travel behaviour". Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 89. Elsevier: 222–235. doi:10.1016/j
Transport
and society over time. The term, which is considered a fourth technological determinism variant, was originally developed by the historian of technology
Technological_momentum
1995 essay on media theory and Silicon Valley politics
beliefs from the political left and right in the form of hopeful technological determinism. The essay was published in Mute magazine in 1995 and later appeared
The_Californian_Ideology
Academic field
1960s, some historians questioned technological determinism, a doctrine that can induce public passivity to technologic and scientific "natural" development
Science and technology studies
Science_and_technology_studies
Most advanced technology available
abbreviated form, "high tech". A widely used classification of high-technological industries was provided by the OECD in 2006. It is based on the intensity
High_tech
Form of government ruled by experts
Technological Determinism in American Culture". In Smith, Merritt Roe; Marx, Leo (eds.). Does Technology Drive History?: The Dilemma of Technological
Technocracy
Study of postulating possible futures
the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of
Futures_studies
Theory in science and technology studies
innovation and technological determinism. It differs from these notably in the attention it pays to the influence of the social and technological context of
Social_shaping_of_technology
Electronic circuit formed on a small, flat piece of semiconductor material
and versatility. Very-large-scale integration was made practical by technological advancements in semiconductor device fabrication. Since their origins
Integrated_circuit
Powered mechanical device
historic inventions Philosophy Social construction of technology Technological determinism Technology acceptance model Related concepts Applied science Agronomy
Machine
Hydraulic binder used in the composition of mortar and concrete
historic inventions Philosophy Social construction of technology Technological determinism Technology acceptance model Related concepts Applied science Agronomy
Cement
Electric light bulb with a resistively heated wire filament
Hughes, Thomas P. (2004). American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-22635-927-4
Incandescent_light_bulb
Mobile equipment that transports people, animals or cargo
historic inventions Philosophy Social construction of technology Technological determinism Technology acceptance model Related concepts Applied science Agronomy
Vehicle
Phenomenon in culture and technology
environmental and technological changes it will cause a lag or a gap between the cultures. This resonates with ideas of technological determinism, which means
Cultural_lag
Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
historic inventions Philosophy Social construction of technology Technological determinism Technology acceptance model Related concepts Applied science Agronomy
Plastic
Corporate task of optimizing the existing resources in a company
Wailes; Christopher Wright (March 2006). "The false promise of technological determinism: the case of enterprise resource planning systems". New Technology
Enterprise_resource_planning
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
Operations in Asia". S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Retrieved 24 April 2021. "NATO Review – Vol.49
Submarine
other relativist theories of STS which rejected the dominance of technological determinism, proposing that reality is multiple rather than fixed and prioritizing
Feminist science and technology studies
Feminist_science_and_technology_studies
these myths of technological determinism are equally inapplicable to modern science and engineering practices. Many modern technological practices are
Anthropology_of_technology
General term for activities in connection with corporate or governmental innovation
Research and development (R&D or R+D), aka Research and Technical (or Technological) Development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by
Research_and_development
2024 film by Francis Ford Coppola
disagreed with Coppola's "old-fashioned ideas" about gender roles and technological determinism but commended his artistic ambition, defining Megalopolis as "a
Megalopolis_(film)
Book by Jeremy Rifkin
because it is based on a technological determinism that does not take into account the dynamics of employment and technological change in the capitalist
The_End_of_Work
Type of socialism emphasizing ethics
sometimes nationalist sentiments while rejecting the economic and technological determinism generally characteristic of both economic liberalism and orthodox
Ethical_socialism
Materials with granular size 1 to 100 nm
Coatings The chemical processing and synthesis of high performance technological components for the private, industrial and military sectors requires
Nanomaterials
Representation or imitation of a person or thing
The simulation is the reality. This challenges the concept of technological determinism, as the technology is not just a tool but the creative agent itself
Simulacrum
Academic field concerned with collection and analysis of information
this respect, one can see information science as a response to technological determinism, the belief that technology "develops by its own laws, that it
Information_science
British writer (born 1984)
Prospect's Andrew Fisher found Cruddas's account of Bastani's "technological determinism" to be mistaken. In August 2021, Bastani married Charlotte Gerada
Aaron_Bastani
American economist (1919–2005)
ISBN 0-393-31228-3. "Technological Determinism Revisited." In Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism, edited by Merritt
Robert_Heilbroner
1964 book by Marshall McLuhan
apparently sophisticated technological determinism which has the significant effect of indicating a social and cultural determinism ... If the medium - whether
Understanding_Media
1914–1918 global conflict
George (October 1990). "War-Winning Weapons: The Measurement of Technological Determinism in Military History". The Journal of Military History. 54 (4):
World_War_I
French sociologist and philosopher (1929–2007)
Kellner, Baudrillard during and after the 1970s "falls prey to a technological determinism and semiological idealism which posits an autonomous technology"
Jean_Baudrillard
Theory that a society's development is predetermined by its physical environment
Environmental determinism (also known as climatic determinism or geographical determinism) is the study of how the physical environment predisposes societies
Environmental_determinism
Modernist theory by Ernest Gellner
militarism and compulsory education. It has been compared to technological determinism, as it disregards the views of individuals. Philip Gorski has
Gellner's theory of nationalism
Gellner's_theory_of_nationalism
Technology design concept
shape each other. This process is a combination of social determinism and technological determinism. The term mutual shaping was developed through science
Mutual_shaping
Philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
Multiple realizability More Is Different Physicalism Psychologism Technological determinism Wendy Doniger, ed. (1999). "Reductionism". Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia
Reductionism
Type of ranged weapon
"The development of the longbow in late medieval England and "technological determinism"". Journal of Medieval History. 37 (3): 321–341. doi:10.1016/j
English_longbow
First artificial Earth satellite
Peoples, C. (2008). "Sputnik and 'skill thinking' revisited: technological determinism in American responses to the Soviet missile threat". Cold War
Sputnik_1
Canadian philosopher (1941–2009)
of Karl Marx's historical materialism its critics often call technological determinism. In History, Labour, and Freedom and Self-Ownership, Freedom,
G._A._Cohen
Communication technologies
of technological determinism is probably a false problem, since technology is society and society cannot be understood without its technological tools"
New_media
2006 book by Yochai Benkler
In a review of the book by Siva Vaidhyanathan, Benkler's "soft technological determinism" is brought under fire. Vaidhyanathan states: "This one issue
The_Wealth_of_Networks
Predicting the future of technology
useful technological machines, procedures or techniques. Researchers create technology forecasts based on past experience and current technological developments
Technology_forecasting
Canadian philosopher and communications scholar (1911–1980)
apparently sophisticated technological determinism which has the significant effect of indicating a social and cultural determinism.… For if the medium—whether
Marshall_McLuhan
Theory of labour control for capital accumulation
Overaccumulation Overdetermination Overproduction Kondratiev wave Technological determinism Technological unemployment Temporal single-system interpretation Falling
Labor_process_theory
Technology available in World War I
George (October 1990). "War-Winning Weapons: The Measurement of Technological Determinism in Military History". The Journal of Military History. 54 (4):
Technology_during_World_War_I
Hypothesis in Marxist economics
that is socially necessary to produce that commodity. Marx argued that technological innovation enabled more efficient means of production. In the short
Tendency of the rate of profit to fall
Tendency_of_the_rate_of_profit_to_fall
Actions in the present are dependent on previous decisions or experiences
butterfly Historicism Network effect Opportunity cost Ratchet effect Technological determinism Tyranny of small decisions Mahoney, James; Schensul, Daniel (2006-03-16)
Path_dependence
Type of rifle used for long-range engagements against enemy personnel
Raudzens, George (1990). "War-Winning Weapons: The Measurement of Technological Determinism in Military History". The Journal of Military History. 54 (4):
Sniper_rifle
construction of technology Social determinism Social shaping of technology Sociocultural evolution Technological determinism Technological fix Winner, Langdon. "Technologies
Technological_somnambulism
Theory on gunpowder weapons and governments
armies, not the other way around, and found Parker guilty of "Technological Determinism". More tellingly, the figures presented by Parker to sustain his
Military_Revolution
Welsh scholar, critic and Marxist (1921–1988)
Williams defended his visions against technological determinism, focusing on the prevalence of social over technological in the development of human processes
Raymond_Williams
American political scientist
Bimber has also written on technological determinism, arguing that Karl Marx was more economically deterministic than technologically deterministic, and proposing
Bruce_Bimber
How well a commodity fulfills human purposes
write about an "industrial complex" or "technological complex", indicating thereby how different technological products are linked in a system. A good
Use_value
1976 book by Leszek Kołakowski
view that Marx's historical materialism amounted to a form of technological determinism, as well as his interpretation of Marx's theory of knowledge.
Main_Currents_of_Marxism
Study of processes on the intersection of society and technology
shaping of technology Social innovation Social technology Technological determinism Technological innovation Technology and society Bunge, Mario (1998),
Sociotechnology
American media theorist and cultural critic (1931–2003)
30min. media compilation illustrating the critical merits of technological determinism 25 years later – by Cultural Farming. A film clip "The Open Mind –
Neil_Postman
Aggregate of patterned social arrangements in society
functionalism Structural violence Structure and agency Systems theory Technological determinism Theory of structuration Values Émile Durkheim Anthony Giddens
Social_structure
and rejects “the substantive view,” which may be understood as technological determinism. He also rejects “the instrumentalist view,” which sees technology
Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life
Technology_and_the_Character_of_Contemporary_Life
Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Karabakh itself during the war Cheterian, Vicken (20 October 2022). "Technological determinism or strategic advantage? Comparing the two Karabakh Wars between
Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict
Belief that innovation should be adopted by the society without the need for alterations
to novelty Gartner hype cycle Myth of Progress Status quo bias Technological determinism Wishful thinking Everett M. Rogers (6 July 2010). Diffusion of
Pro-innovation_bias
Online infrastructure in India
scholars have critiqued ICTs in development. Some take issue with technological determinism, the notion that ICTs are a sure-fire antidote to the world's
Digital_India
Studies of the nature of technology
Massacre and the Dunblane Massacre to selectively show technological determinism and social determinism. According to Green, a technology can be thought of
Philosophy_of_technology
American historian of technology
Medal in 1985. He contributed to the concepts of technological momentum, technological determinism, large technical systems, social construction of technology
Thomas_P._Hughes_(historian)
1943 play by Bertolt Brecht
advocating technological determinism (technological progress determines social change), which is reflected in the telescope (a technological change) being
Life_of_Galileo
Modern politico-economic ideology
society's 'optimum' output available in a historically given natural and technological environment under conditions of planned 'optimal' utilization of all
Neo-Marxism
American philosopher (born 1943)
Democracy with technology." Feenberg argues against the idea of technological determinism citing flaws in its two fundamental theses. The first is the thesis
Andrew_Feenberg
Political ideology within the socialist movement
sometimes nationalist sentiments while rejecting the economic and technological determinism generally characteristic of orthodox Marxism and economic liberalism
Social_democracy
Industrial sector which manufactures weapons and military technology and equipment
engineering that requires rework of already produced equipment. Technological determinism may arise where competition between weapons systems drives relentless
Arms_industry
Organizational theory
people interpret technology holds the most significance. Both technological determinism and constructivism falls short in describing the whole picture
Sociomateriality
British sociologist and professor
hacker, Gary McKinnon, in his book: Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism and in an interview with Time World. He also criticized the 'absurd'
Tim_Jordan_(sociologist)
Ethical questions specific to the technology age
force in society with the potential to destroy how people live (Technological Determinism). Heidegger warned people that technology was dangerous in that
Ethics_of_technology
Body of Marxist thought, prominent until World War I
economics Marxist revisionism Real socialism Scientific socialism Technological determinism Kołakowski, Leszek (2005). Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders
Orthodox_Marxism
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Alt. of Ethnological
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One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist theories.
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Technological.
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The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense.
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Of or pertaining to ethnology.
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Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.
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One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo Koosh and Paropamisan Mountains, and to have been the stock from which sprang the Hindoo, Persian, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Teutonic, Slavonic, and other races; one of that ethnological division of mankind called also Indo-European or Indo-Germanic.
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Of or pertaining to technology.
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Technological; technical.
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In an ethnological manner; by ethnological classification; as, one belonging ethnologically to an African race.
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Of or pertaining to ichnology.
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A native of Finland; one of the Finn/ in the ethnological sense. See Finns.
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The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives.