Androcentric artifactuality. Analysis of the relationship between human artifactuality and gender values
The conceptions about technology have gone through different stages. We believed, with Rousseau, that technical progress transformed society away from virtue. We believed, with Ellul, that technology followed its own course without socio-political interference of any kind. Today some accept that tec...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositório: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/141368 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/141368 https://doi.org/10.12795/Argumentos/2022.i25.01 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Technological discrimination Androcentrism Sexism Gender bias Gendered artifactuality Discriminación tecnológica Androcentrismo Sexismo Sesgo de género Artefactualidad de género |
| Resumo: | The conceptions about technology have gone through different stages. We believed, with Rousseau, that technical progress transformed society away from virtue. We believed, with Ellul, that technology followed its own course without socio-political interference of any kind. Today some accept that technology responds to economic, social and political factors, among others. Technological facts are no longer seen as arising solely from the pure drive for efficiency; technology is on a par with cultural beliefs and values. The intention of this article is to show that in the history of technology an attitude of a cultural order is sometimes manifested: androcentrism. This attitude raises several questions about how technological development can be influenced by gender prejudice and discrimination. Thus, the concept of androcentric artifactuality ispresented and the linkage of technological products with politica and social biases is analyzed; biases that historically and still today affect technologies with the same familiarity. |
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