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- Title
Philosophical Explorations for a Concept of Emerging Technologies.
- Authors
Terán, Mauricio Villaseñor
- Abstract
The term "emerging technologies" is greatly used nowadays in scientific publications, but its conceptual competence is not clear. The term remains poorly studied, especially from a philosophical stance. The following text aims to bring clarity and discussion about the term. First, I critique previous usages of the term. Thereafter, I conduct a lexico-hermeneutical analysis by questioning what it means for technologies to be qualified as "emerging." Finally, I contrast the term with the akin terms of invention, innovation, and new and disruptive technologies. From the analysis, I defend the term has a conceptual value expressed through its leverage (both present and to come), ascendance, uncertainty, and materiality. "Emerging technologies" is becoming dominant because it overcomes the static and mythical term of "invention," incorporating the social process meant by innovation; in other words, "emerging technologies" emphasizes the dynamic behaviour of technological development, while pointing towards concrete artefacts and procedures.
- Subjects
TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; PHILOSOPHY of technology; DISRUPTIVE innovations
- Publication
Techne: Research in Philosophy & Technology, 2018, Vol 22, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
0161-7249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/techne201792170