Epistemological Foundation of Technology: A Rationist Perspective

Abstract

Technology is a basic tool of development, which is so dynamic that man seems to be at a lost to the value of this creation. Technology is indeed human’s creation, but it seems beyond the control of man. The implication of this is that technology seems to be controlling man that created it. The reason for this inability of man to control technology is largely due to the fact that, technology has been viewed and approached solely from the standpoint of the scientific. What this means is that technology is only established on the platform of science and this has denied it, its epistemological foundation. This paper therefore seeks to establish the epistemological foundation and significance of technology, and argues that it is only through the cognitive understanding of technology that its values and danger could be identified. This way, man will be in a better position to reflect on technology, and thereby control it.