This text offers a critical examination of the nature and objectives of modern technoscience. The author argues that within the technoscientific paradigm, the expansion of human knowledge has been reduced to a mere byproduct of achieving predetermined practical goals. The guiding aspect of reality, which once provided orientation and instructions for human inquiry, has been marginalized or entirely forgotten. A defining characteristic of technoscience is its lack of inherent ethical imperatives or normative constraints; it pursues everything within its technical capability without adhering to moral commands such as 'thou shalt' or 'thou shalt not.' Consequently, the sole governing criterion for technoscientific endeavors is the pragmatic measure of utility and effectiveness. By highlighting the contingency of technology, the text warns against the loss of deeper meaning in scientific research and the dominance of pure instrumentalism. The pursuit of utilitarian outcomes results in a detachment from the essence of reality and the displacement of ethical reflection by technological feasibility.
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 20. 9. 1980
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- [Příležitostné poznámky, 1980]
[Technověda a její cíle]
20. 9. 80
Nahodilost techniky (a techno-vědy): rozšíření poznání se stalo vedlejším produktem při dosažení předem stanovených cílů; ta „stránka“ skutečnosti, která nás vede a která nám dává pokyny, byla odsunuta na periférii nebo byla vůbec zapomenuta. Pro technovědu neexistují žádné „příkazy“ („ty máš“, „ty nemáš“, „ty nesmíš“); tj. věda podnikne vše, co podniknout může, a podrobuje to jedinému kritériu – pragmatickému (je nám to užitečné?).
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