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Tag: philosophy of technology

  • On being disruptive

    Cox defines epistemic agents as “beings for whom knowledge is salient to their formation of beliefs, their dispositions, and their actions”, this agency entailing “a preference for knowledge and both the ability and the will to be guided by it” (2024, 16). By this very definition, neither managers nor inforgs are true epistemic agents. For…

  • Augmented reality and the illusion of dependence

    I find it interesting how the ‘key takeaways’ in this article had been written: “Social media manipulates our reality by filtering what we are allowed (or not allowed) to see.” Louis Rosenberg, “Metaverse: Augmented reality inventor warns it could be far worse than social media.” BigThink. Link. Not because I agree or disagree with it,…

  • The function of work

    What is the function of work in a world rich with technological advancements and resources beyond the basic necessities? A world so rich that there’s more than enough waste to cause damages. A world where everything seems to be available at a tap of a finger and within a second. A world like this, right…