IS THE CONCEPT OF TECHNOSCIENCE CONFUSED?

Authors

  • Adilson Koslowski Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v20i1.36115

Keywords:

Science. Technology, Technoscience, Mario Bunge, Javier Echeverría.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to support the concept of technoscience is not confused when its meaning is understood in certain ways. The use of this concept is found inside and outside the academic world. However, not all philosophers are satisfied it is applied in philosophy of science and technology. Mario Bunge (2012) argues that the concept is generating confusion regarding the classical distinction between pure science, applied and technology. According to the Argentine-Canadian philosopher, the only acceptable sense of the term occurs when applied to the activity of individuals who are both scientists and technologists, as was the case of Galileo and Tesla. Countering this position, we think that the term can be used, at least not so confusing in the sense proposed by the philosopher Javier Echeverría (2003; 2005).

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Author Biography

Adilson Koslowski, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

Doutor em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catariana (UFSC). Professor adjunto no Departemento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFSC).

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Published

2015-08-31

How to Cite

KOSLOWSKI, Adilson. IS THE CONCEPT OF TECHNOSCIENCE CONFUSED?. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 20, n. 1, p. 11–36, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v20i1.36115. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/36115. Acesso em: 24 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015): Steady Flow

Section

Artigos Originais

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