2023-2024 CPE Laws Midterm Exam

He believed that the greatest challenged in technology may be engineering ethics. _________________

Humans have, in fact, often been called __________________ beings.

The philosophy of technology is a __________ in philosophy that reflects on the nature, effects, and evaluation of technology.

The technology-as-tools idea suggests that technology is __________ from social and value issues.

Lewis Mumford believed that the organization of large numbers of human beings for building pyramids, dams, and irrigation projects should be regarded as technology, even though the organization itself was not a __________.

Another definition of technology is that it is the application of __________ to solve practical problems.

Thomas Edison did his creative work without knowing the electromagnetic theory of __________.

Technological determinism holds that technological development has a __________ of its own.

Technological pessimism takes a more __________ view of the effects of technology on human life.

____________________ character has important implication for a professional’s approach to his responsibilities.