The Technological culture of war

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dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Joelien
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-31T11:59:56Z
dc.date.available2012-10-31T11:59:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe article proceeds from the argument that war is a social institution and not a historical inevitability of human interaction, that is, war can be “unlearned.” This process involves deconstructing/dismantling war as an institution in society. An important step in this process is to understand the philosophical and cultural bases on which technology is employed as “tools” of war. The article focuses on such questions as, Is technology just viewed as instruments in the hand of its human masters in war? Does technology take on an autonomous role in war? How should we assess the impact of context (political, economic, and cultural) of technology when employed in war? By exploring these points, the article hopes to provide input into the discussion on the control of war technologies and ultimately the dismantling of war as an institution in society.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, J. (2008). The Technological culture of war. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. 28(4): 299-305en_US
dc.identifier.issn0270-4676
dc.identifier.issn1552-4183
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/453
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author postprint version of an article by Sage. The file may be freely used, provided that acknowledgement of the source is given.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0270467608319592
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectWaren_US
dc.subjectConstructivismen_US
dc.subjectInstrumentalismen_US
dc.subjectDystopianismen_US
dc.titleThe Technological culture of waren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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