Matthias C. Kettemann, Martin Fertmann, Vincent Hofmann and Mesut Bayraktar, together with Sissy-Ve Basmer-Birkenfeld, Regina Schönherr and Anna Engelhardt, have written 10 theses on people and sustainable technology development. Available at Junge Forum: Technikwissenschaften [Young Forum: Science of Technology].
Theses available for download (pdf)
Abstract
Technology does not lead a life of its own – but neither do people. People and technology are not opponents. Technology is man-made and socially embedded, but subjectivities (body, consciousness, perception, needs) and sociality (e.g. organisations, communication, media, energy) are equally influenced by technology. As Marshall McLuhan observed, “We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.”
Kettemann; Matthias C.; Basmer-Birkenfeld, Sissy-Ve; Fertmann, Martin; Schönherr, Regina; Engelhardt, Anna; Hofmann, Vincent; Bayraktar, Mesut (2021): 10 Thesen zu Zukunftsthemen der Technikwissenschaften für eine nachhaltige Technologieentwicklung mit dem Menschen im Mittelpunkt [10 Theses on Future Topics in Engineering Sciences for Sustainable Technology Development with People at the Centre], 23.06.2021. In: Junge Forum: Technikwissenschaften (JF:TEC), http://jftec.de/2021/06/23/10-thesen-zu-zukunftsthemen-der-technikwissenschaften/.