“They’ve damaged your uniqueness”: Technology as a Source of Dystopia in Caryl Churchill’s A Number

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 677-692
Author(s):  
Maysoon Taher Muhi
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Caryl Churchill ◽  
Desire To Have Children ◽  
Dramatic Characters ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scientific Achievements

This study focuses on the impact of technology on creating a dystopian world as presented by the English playwright Caryl Churchill in her play A Number (2002). This dramatic work came as a reaction to the most crucial and valuable turning point in the scientific achievements of human engineering, namely, the cloning of the sheep called Dolly. Therefore, A Number is a play that presents an analytical stage for imagining the biotechnological and scientific future. This dramatic vignette captures the playwright’s fears towards the abnormal progress of technology and science and how far such technological progress affects human relationships and identity. It also portrays how technological progress results in the feeling of a lack of ‘uniqueness’ and potential psychological problems. It shows that biotechnological attempts at human cloning are the heights of science irresponsibility. Human beings desire to have children, but there are limits to this desire. It should not include whatever kind of technology is available to meet such desires. The playwright, through her dramatic characters Salter, B1, B2 and Michael Black, draws a ‘near’ futuristic world in which the misuse of technology raises ethical, scientific, medical and legal

On the Burden of Technology and the Mission of Scientist

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Nadezhda A. Kasavina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Human Situation ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The whole problem under our collective investigation, as I view it, is about understanding the human situation in terms of the impact of technology. The union of science and technology still resides within the limits of a “practical anthropocentrism” (Marsel G.), that is increasing satisfaction of human needs. An advancement in science and technology is accompanied by the desacralization of culture and the crisis of humanism. An awareness of the growing environmental, cultural, existential problems leads to the necessity to shift the vectors of scientific inquiry and technological development. In this process, the role and mission of the humanities is an articulation and promotion of human perspectives of science and technological progress. The humanities’ mission consists in attracting attention of scientists and society to humanizing technology and its aiming not only towards the growth of power over nature, but also to the making of a new relationship to the humans, to solving global problems.

Analytical Impact of Technology on the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-249
Author(s):  
Devesh Bathla ◽  
Shraddha Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Technological Performance ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
The World ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

COVID-19 has totally changed the way that we live, and it also changed the way we work. It changed the way all the businesses run. Many of the businesses today either shut down due to lack of technological performance or the others moved towards the online mode to sustain the market. During the time of this pandemic, the businesses had no choice other than to shift to online mode. Some of the businesses operate offline, and it was not possible for them to shift online in a very short time due to lack of technology, lack of knowledge, etc. They faced much difficulty to operate their business smoothly. So, the impact of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic played a very important role throughout the world. When this pandemic was at its peak, technology became a lifeline of the human beings. This chapter shows the trend of digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and some innovations during this pandemic.

scholarly journals Effect of Virtual Reality Technology on the Accomplishment of the Natural Self-Existing In Virtual Interior Space

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim ◽  
Zahra Mohamed Mosa
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
The People ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

due to the major technological development happened in the last 20 years, technology had great role in changing the architectural constants and classifying its priorities. Many studies focused on technology notion and its application in architecture. But they did not focus on the rule of technology to realize Human reliance on internal and external spaces in which the people spend most of their time in.The information technology with its developments has great impact on actions & behaviors of human beings. Here the research idea in “Lack of sufficient scientific knowledge about the impact of technology of virtual reality to achieve the existential nature of the personality in virtual space. The search aimed to discuss "Clarifying the role of virtual reality technology to establish an internal virtual theoretical framework of space which seeks to achieve human existential lost in realistic space achieving the goal required having Comprehensive theoretical framework .This theoretical framework as a first stage of theoretical framework .The second stage of tries to clarify the main levels of the practical study to clarify truth fullness of indicators achieved through out:selecting items of theoretical framework. The final conclusions of the research which include theoretical framework conclusions, application results conclusions.

scholarly journals Effect of Virtual Reality Technology on the Accomplishment of the Natural Self-Existing In Virtual Interior Space

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim ◽  
Zahra Mohamed Mosa
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
The People ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

due to the major technological development happened in the last 20 years, technology had great role in changing the architectural constants and classifying its priorities. Many studies focused on technology notion and its application in architecture. But they did not focus on the rule of technology to realize Human reliance on internal and external spaces in which the people spend most of their time in.The information technology with its developments has great impact on actions & behaviors of human beings. Here the research idea in “Lack of sufficient scientific knowledge about the impact of technology of virtual reality to achieve the existential nature of the personality in virtual space. The search aimed to discuss "Clarifying the role of virtual reality technology to establish an internal virtual theoretical framework of space which seeks to achieve human existential lost in realistic space achieving the goal required having Comprehensive theoretical framework .This theoretical framework as a first stage of theoretical framework .The second stage of tries to clarify the main levels of the practical study to clarify truth fullness of indicators achieved through out:selecting items of theoretical framework. The final conclusions of the research which include theoretical framework conclusions, application results conclusions.

scholarly journals The Futures of Europe: Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 as Driving Forces of Future Universities

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias G. Carayannis ◽  
Joanna Morawska-Jancelewicz
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Cooperative Models ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe concept of Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 is not a simple chronological continuation or alternative to Industry 4.0 paradigm. Society 5.0 aims to place human beings at the midpoint of innovation, exploiting the impact of technology and Industry 4.0 results with the technological integration to improve quality of life, social responsibility and sustainability. This ground-breaking perspective has common points with the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It also has major implication for universities transformations. Universities are called upon producing knowledge for new technologies and social innovation. In our paper, we argue that digitalisation opens new perspectives for universities and can become one of the main drivers of their change. Incorporating the assumptions of Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 into the universities practices and policies will allow both universities and societies to fully benefit from digital transformation. Making the human-oriented innovation as the universities trademark and developing new cooperative models will also help to achieve sustainable priorities. The use of the Quintuple Helix Model (QHM) might foster the process of necessary transformations capacities as it integrates different perspectives and sets the stage for sustainability priorities and considerations. As far as the practical goal is concerned, the paper proposes a set of recommendations for universities aiming at developing new forms and channels of distribution of education, research and innovation within in the context of QHM and Society 5.0. We call them socially and digitally engaged model.

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