Technodeterminism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Technodeterminism is a noun meaning The theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.
Meaning
The theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.
Example Sentences
Technodeterminism is an essential stage in such a learning curve, whilst a broader understanding of neoliberal society (and its history) remains another vital pillar.
Technodeterminism is alluring and convenient for newly powerful entrepreneurs because it absolves them of responsibility for what they do. Like priests at the altar, they're mere vessels of a much larger force that it would be futile to resist.
Ideologies of technodeterminism and libertarianism emerging from the Silicon Valley influenced advanced capitalism at large with their visions of the free technological entrepreneur as the engine of progress and wealth creation (Barbrook and Cameron 1996).
Word Forms
- techno-determinism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include techno-determinism, technodeterminist, techno-determinist, technopositivism, technocentrism, technopoly.
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