“Frankenstein complex” is Isaac Asimov’s concept for describing “the fear that the general public has towards human-made technologies when they invade the realm commonly considered to be God’s domain” (McCauley 2007: 42).
technological determinism
“…the view that material forces, and especially…
sociotechnical blindness
“Absence of discussion of the role played…
electronic brain metaphor
“The ‘electronic brain’ has proven to…
Umwelt
Uexküll’s concept of Umwelt proposes that every species…
autonomy
Autonomy is an “intrinsically human term”: it is…
black box
“The conceptual metaphor ‘black box’ was originally…
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