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It is not that surprising given that the most apparent technological advance in our lifetime has been the internet. I would be curious to see what "technology"
by CamelCaseName 9y ago
It is not that surprising given that the most apparent technological advance in our lifetime has been the internet.
I would be curious to see what "technology" was a colloquialism for different periods in time. My suspicion is that it would refer to the most impactful and visible innovations of that time.
- jhbadger 9y agoWell, the word comes from the ancient Greek "τέχνη" (techne) which meant "craft" -- it basically meant creating things in the real world rather than "ἐπιστήμη" (episteme) which meant abstract knowledge, which is what philosophers were after.
- _glass 9y agoBut the epistomology of a word does not determine its meaning. Otherwise the art versus craft debate would be difficult to apply with its original meanings.
- theandrewbailey 9y agoWasn't agriculture the first technology?