Technical Thinking: What Is Often Criticized For A Technocrat From Your Heart?

If concerns about violence in the suburbs, so we call the "experts"

, for example ... decide to build a new basketball court. If hooligans engaged in abusive practices on a stage, experts met to decide to install a new fence. Similarly, if a person suffers from discomfort, constant anxiety or poor health, it appoints an expert, a product of an anxiolytic administered. This kind of thinking is pervasive in the system of consumption, "you have a problem to clean your pots ... we have the solution, the product A to talk with. Having problems with your body image? We have the solution ... "The pattern is the same, it is characteristic of our western civilization: for every problem there must be a technical solution. Think the technique is to decompose a problem for the process where it can be given a technical solution.

A closer examination, this type of approach, which is a technical solution, not the root problem is likely to address only the effects without reaching the real causes. It is put ointment on the skin without treating the disease at source. This is brushing the leaves with a cream that gives a nice effect, without addressing the roots of the diseased plant. You can ask serious questions about whether we think our way, including the psychological change to find a real solution and intelligent.

Why do we think that every problem, there must be a technical solution? All the problems they can get a technical solution? Are there areas where the technical solution is valid and others in which the mind works non-technical?

A. The area of technical competence and human

If we get our current use, the technique seems especially designed for a certain mode of the discursive mind (R) compared to medium / fine, the intention to consider the practical solution of a problem. When I use the hotline, because my software does not work, call I am dealing with a technician. The calculation of the time, there is the logic of efficiency. It is not his business to solve the torments of the human person and the ratio is minimized. Technical thinking tends to reduce everything that falls under the category of human utility. (Text), for example, it tends:

a) to seek professional or expert before the problems the government is responsible for: (technicians, promoters, plastic surgeons, psychiatrists, etc.).

b) reduction of an environmental, economic, social, psychological or spiritual in a technical matter,

c) use physical means to be a problem (the basketball court, roasting, Prozac, laundry, etc. prosthesis. to solve). What is the use of technical objects, consumer goods and machinery.

1) the omnipresence and omnipotence should be noted that this way of thinking characteristic of the Western cultural model. see Jacques Ellul (text) Just open the newspaper or watching is likely to see in public life, managed. In politics, if serious social problems, the response of technical thinking "that we will adopt a new law." Or, like traffic accidents, we will give to many deaths. "We are new signs are added and put the radar and much more! "Etc. .. This type of approach to a problem within the family are the parents postmodern considerations vis--vis their adult children. No," Our son had with his wife, we pay them to buy a new car, a new washing machine, new curtains for the living room ... "Because" they all be happy "and so on. Response to a purely technical problem, not that. Social violence is a global problem to have, that is, the answer is a legalistic and formal response fragmented. The carnage on the roads, resulting from a problem of general behavior that is more fundamental than just a "lack of courtesy." The answer purely technical panels, Constable and the radar is very limited. Similarly, we can not resolve a conflicting relationship with a collection of objects. The problem is that in another place and it is considered not only as a side deal with technical solutions. The "technical solution" may be an obvious good will, but it often seems to miss the real problems to be an expensive hobby, and sometimes absurd.

There is no doubt that from a practical standpoint, each of us, in a profession that needs to acquire a technical skill. For a doctor to his lawyer, the captain of a ship to be a machine operator at a site must, architect, or plumber, we are committed to the spirit in a specialization. Technical competence implies the acquisition of training and experience, which is given as an implementation. The specialist, over time, more efficiency, and then say, a thorough knowledge of the box. It is rather narrow, more technical mastery is obtained. The process of specialization is the opposite of openness, or culture. An educated man shows a high awareness of the option, he opened his mind, and his sensitivity as an experience of stakeholders developed by a world that goes beyond the exercise of a form of activity . Conversely, technical thinking leads to a narrowing of thought to a form of activity and an object type and a single. The thought of a specialist who is a specialist, more and more "technical" and, finally, he can not his knowledge with colleagues or classmates. In the field of techno-science, the extreme fragmentation of knowledge led to its esotericism. Technical idea is expressed in a linear manner in the binding assay and technical problem solving. (Text) We know that the great skill of the expert in a particular area does not guarantee its human qualities. It can be very competent, very efficient with a technical standpoint and also human social behavior, a lack of integrity in moral matters. Technical thinking does not, ask about the purpose of the people in question, it is attached to a funding review. As we mentioned already noticed in the areas of marketing, good seller, "who would sell anything." He trained for it. Ultimately, we can see that this effect is found wherever the specialization . A good lawyer is an expert in the rhetoric of justice, a position, a jury in his favor back, although probably knows that his client is guilty. It can be very competent as a doctor, but together with the narrow-mindedness, lack of interpersonal skills and moral scruples. It's not a contradiction. Technical competence is the only thing that human qualities are different. It is not contradictory, what can be said of each technical area. thinking technique is not a form of culture. Even if they developed, and especially if it is with an expert, it does not harm human qualities. In fact, characterized in terms of technology thought his objectivity, and it is absolutely detached from the real object, subjective in nature and separate from life. It is not designed to make life in its subjectivity, namely, even what is done in a holistic manner. It is specialized. This is his characteristic par excellence. It is a common criticism: the single "expert" thinks mechanically and it tends to oversimplify. ( text)

Now, the relationship is life is a complex whole relationship, and this relationship must be itself alive. Life is complex, and the man is very complex. Approach to life, it is necessary to understand them as a whole and everything to an infinity of relations around. To understand what life is, what is the nature of mind, knowing it is necessary to leave aside the technical and specialized thought because it is totally inadequate. To understand the people who put aside each fragment analysis. The hallmark of science is in the current situation to their object divide caused by the storage drawer in the conceptual framework of man (the voters, citizens, consumers, the believer ...) to define. For the living individual and the entire complex, living where he lives meet, we must put aside our usual attitude. The process of specialization puts blinders on intelligence and inertia defines a trend of mental stability. Technical thought brings the mind into a rut and just in the confrontation with real life and concrete, it is important to think out of the rut in a file. Lively, fresh and creative understanding of life requires an open, unprejudiced, a global vision, the fear that the unity in diversity and high adaptability. The man who is an expert is not integrated, he specializes in one direction. "To understand the process of life, we need a comprehensive action plan and a comprehensive understanding of all time and be careful not specialized." Thought technically its size, is the control of hazardous material . (Text) In other words, what we need is to approach life with sensitivity and intelligence, not in technical training. (Text)

2) How can we describe as one whose personality shines very clearly on the technical thinking? We say that this is a very human. My dentist is very competent but also very human. The doctor who is very human in its relationship with the patient is not alone as "patient" as an expert in antique furniture, which are measured. It is not the only aspect of the object of his specialties is reduced. Captain ceases to be arrogant and fragile, if it exceeds its part and then only consider the "passenger" to see people. The peasant who looks with love the earth is no longer the "farmer" (!) He sees his relationship with nature in a lively, which always means, in relation to the total population. There is no prohibition on the plumber to put aside the disappointment of the pipe, a conversation with a man he will then stop, as the search for a buyer to do! We also hope that our political "technocrats" less and take into account the human dimension of these problems. We also hope that the judge is not rigid, technical manifestation of the register of strict legality and called equity. A spirit of "technicians" closely in a rut, which is nothing but a technical reaction to the provocation of life reflects a narrow-minded, often resulting in a loss of common sense.

Culture was once called "humanities." It is quaint and outdated. The word humanity must have a dusty smell of parchment, which none of our post-modern sense of smell. We live in an era of consumption dizziness, high technologies, and commercialization of religion. It is too clear that in education we have today to train as a "skills" and not "the humanities". Our education system is in the market for "functional individuals," as the economy is on the market for consumer products. When approached with a little interest in education, it is to say that it is not "social integration" is necessary. This has nothing to do with integrity, but with a rational storage (built as a product on the supermarket shelf is part of a package). Regarding the development of sense of humanity, we can each in itself and because it is difficult to do some due diligence and in the majority contrefichent. Freedom of thought is a marginal note. Especially when not a single book s' opens after 30 years. Because of the strong against us accompany the training of specialists, we encourage hyper-format, the spirit of the kindergarten to high school. (Text) There is no question that the individual itself, but a powerful support what they think and how they think they do. It is called education as "training". Note that the word is well chosen. More technicians are "trained "and his sense of humanity is distorted. When he returned to high schools to provide staff, it will only pass on the thought that he has received: technical thinking. It will take decisions on his own life for the community life of the planet and the "technician". They will appreciate the competence and incompetence will hate, practiced rational methods of any kind until he learns that the experience of the profit motive is not the only measure of value that people are not machines, that life is beyond all this complexity in his brain has learned to master. It is not enough down here to be a competent, that the world is waiting, it is especially rich men of their humanity. The irony is that these companies, the engineer of the freight, the first "asylum" are qualities of man have been determined, is shown. Competence, it is easy to win in the sphere of action, an employer automatically the case. Disadvantages with the extent of the impersonal view, gentleness, patience, integrity, honesty, fairness, generosity, knowledge of the nature of mind and functioning of the ego and so on. are not elements that are part of the training. Students, as they say (!), "A something to learn of life "by entering the world of work (!). But then, what he learned in school about the meaning of life? Nothing. education of the university is not he give a universal knowledge? No, the classes in our world today does nothing fundamental. (Text) The science of life is not in the house today, the training of a skill is everywhere (!).

B. technology as a system

However, we have seen, there was not enough to keep technology in its current use or an instrumental point of view, this is, the only relationship in the midst of view / fine. The technique is a phenomenon characteristic of a legacy that is rooted in modernity. The middle relationship / fine, as found in the relationship tool / hand is very simple. It is largely inapplicable to our current technological context. We need to dust off the old theories. (Text) We are not always regress to the caveman in the world we live in to understand! It is equally ridiculous to continue to discuss the moral duality technical advantages and disadvantages. All this is good only for newsrooms little schoolboy. The idea is not a technical section on the use of tools, it is a mindset that has been characteristic of our technological civilization. See Jacques Ellul, technology and the challenge of the century.

1) The solution of the problem in historical perspective is just useless. It is much more interesting to examine how a process of reflection. It seems that through technology, it is the thought itself, which found its maturity, as is a rational approach. The technical characteristics of the land as indicated, Jacques Ellul, is to "reflect on the purpose of the issue of effectiveness. She noted that each medium is capable of delivering invented, and the means it provides the technical operation of a choice made to maintain the discrimination more effective, best suited for this purpose, and then we will have a capacity to have a reduced .. what is actually the most effective, it is the face of the clearest account of its technical side, "The manager thought the slogan technical Ellul summarized in" seeking the best in all areas. " This is what one is best, purely technical and it is the accumulation of these agents, which offers a technological civilization.

The technical problem is the concern of the vast majority of people today, "to seek in all things, absolutely the most effective way." The word "absolutely" has a precise meaning. What is in this context? For technical thinking, "this is actually a path to higher in absolute terms, the calculation is based. Find to say, in most cases in the calculation of absolute lake typical of the concept of "techno". (See Jacques Ellul, The Technological Bluff)

Who made the choice of the method, the specialist mathematics shows its superiority is made. "It is a means of science, science technology, developed by and by." For in other words, the technical thought of the target utility, it is objectively the process by which we act solely in terms of quantifiable research and policy for its own good. This is exactly in the same specialty. It is the gradual contamination of this mode of thought, characterized at the expense of other types of fear that their own technical civilization. "Our civilization is primarily a means of civilization, and it seems that in reality means of modern life are more important than the ends. Another design is an idealist." Design "idealistic" technology will make a presentation to admit that there would have to precede them, and they bring that out of all proportion to reality technology, we like under the eyes. We have seen that Descartes thought he could give to technology for a purpose outside itself, it could be to improve the health of the man she was to occur. Descartes was a moral end to the technique. But it has long been the technique has gained in this respect the independence. "A key feature of the technique is not a moral judgment ... to support, and resolutely independent, eliminating field its moral judgment. It is never subjected to such discrimination, and tends to be a" technology moral "to create totally independent"! Speaking of "misuse" of technology, it is an obsolete language, not to keep that part of his representation. "The driver of the car that blew up his engine to be abused . And this has nothing to do with our moralists would use the technology. "The engineer did" abuse "in this sense it is an aspect of good / bad part of his thought. It is forbidden to remain silent and that the driver returns three pedestrians by speeding. It is not his problem is a world of thought alien to him. This is not the case. It is not his "moral art" and n has never received his mention of an equivalent technical training. Ellul concludes: "In fact, there is absolutely no difference between the technique and its use so we formulate the following principle Man with an exclusive selection of faces use technology, as it will, according to technical rules. or not to use it at all but impossible to use other rules as a technique. "The technology is simple and linear thinking, because it makes no difference between the technique and its use. This is what explains the ease with which they can be purchased, because it is a very basic mental structure, free of any complexity based on: streamlining.

What is rationalization? The trial of explanatory science is a real reduction in understandable, so they know to manage. The technical study "is centered around, this is what explains the development of moral and political doctrines in the early nineteenth century to be taken. We seriously anything that creates a mandate for the expression. At the same time, as never before used the funds for the development of this order. "rationalization is an order of reality at all costs that go with it, including the police are resources that applies the same logic to the order. At this point, Heidegger is quite right when he describes the technical term with embarkation.

2) In other words, the technology, as a whole and in its application as a system that simulates artificial self-reference of life. Jacques Ellul, in his own way of expressing a particular focus on different characters: the automatism of technical choice, personal growth, indivisibility, universality and autonomy.

a) The technique of rationalization involves the automatic selection. "If everything was measured was calculated that the method

by: dikkysun

POST COMMENT

Quickest Way To Extended Warranty For A Car The Importance Of Undergoing Dna Testing Laser Scanning Surveying: For Greater Precision Cool Personal Checks Can Make Spending Your Money More Fun Su Chequeo Fsico Anual Why Study In Edinburgh? Timelive - Livetecs Tenancy Lawyer Cologne: Which Areas They Can Extend Their Assistance Do You Need A Hollywood Fitness Trainer? What Urged Facebook To Acquire Instagram App? Holiday Parks In The Uk Are Becoming A Popular Choice What To Consider When Getting A Gas Or Oil Boiler Replacement Handbags Give You A Easy, Traditional Style