Technology
Technology is the making, usages, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques,
crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a
specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and
procedures. The word Technology comes from Greek meaning "art, skill, Kraft", and
meaning "study of-". The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas:
examples include construction technology ,medical technology, and information
technology.
Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species ability
to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species use of technology
began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention
of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent
technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone and the internet ,
have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely
on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the
development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout
history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.
Technology has affected society and its surrounding in a number of ways. In many
societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies(including today's
global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes
produce unwanted by-products ,known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to
the detriment of the Earth and its environment .Various implementations of technology
influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a
term originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
Philosophical debates have arisen over the present and future use of technology in
society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or
worsens it. Neo- Luddism , anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticize the
pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, opining that it harms the environment
and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the
human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of
technology was restricted only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that
other primates and certain dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to pass their knowledge to other generations.
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