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Technology and the Tragic View

Technology and the Tragic View. Samuel C. Florman Chapter 5 Presented by Melissa Wright & Monica Young. Tragedy.

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Technology and the Tragic View

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  1. Technology and the Tragic View Samuel C. Florman Chapter 5 Presented by Melissa Wright & Monica Young

  2. Tragedy “Tragedy is uplifting. It depicts heroes wrestling with fate. It is man’s destiny to die, to be defeated by the forces of the universe. But in challenging his destiny, in being brave, determined, ambitious, resourceful, the tragic hero shows to what heights a human being can soar…Tragic drama is an affirmation of the value of life.” (Teich, 42)

  3. The Tragic View “By saying that I espouse the tragic view of technology I mean to ally myself with those who, aware of the dangers and without foolish allusions about what can be accomplished, still want to move on, actively seeking to realize our constantly changing vision of a more satisfactory society.” (Teich, 44)

  4. “…Tragedy’s commitment to freedom, to the unflinching exploration of the possible” Tragic heroes are “defeated by the forces of the universe” “‘The law of the possible’: Whatever is possible for technology to do technology is obliged to do” (Volti, 14) “We have come face to face with limits we had presumed to hope might not exist” Tragic Hero vs. Questing Technologist

  5. “The more I researched the history of American know-how, the more I perceived that practically every technological advance had unexpected and unwanted side effects.” What are some examples of technological innovations that have both positive and negative aspects?

  6. Do you think the consequences of taking action outweigh the consequences of not taking action, or vice versa?

  7. “In viewing technology through a tragic prism, we are at once exalted by its accomplishments and sobered by its limitations.” • “The tragic view is consistent with good citizenship. It advocates making the most of our opportunities; it challenges us to do the work that needs doing.”

  8. “For all our apprehensions, we have no choice but to press ahead. We must do so, first, in the name of compassion. By turning our backs on technological change, we would be expressing our satisfaction with current world levels of hunger, disease, and privation…We simply cannot stop while there are masses to feed and diseases to conquer, seas to explore and heavens to survey.”

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