Research On Thought Of Feenberg's Technical Code

If the reflection upon modernity is recognized as an important task among the problems current thinkers are trying to solve in modern society,it stands to reason that reflection upon technology turns out to be the core of the task.Technology,modern technology in particular,not only has helped human beings conquer the nature,but also created an affluent material world for human beings.Modern man upholds continual technological development promises human beings a bright future.However,two world wars and the upcoming ecological crisis,also compared as "the third world war",together are absolutely breaking up people's sweet dreams,forcing people to wake up to the reality that technology not only brings well-beings,but also inflicts disasters.Such being the case,thinkers naturally target technology when reflecting the issue of modernity.Andrew Feenberg,a famous modern technological philosopher,blazed a new trail in pondering the issue of modernity.Beyond the sector of technological application,he extended his critical remarks to technology itself,in which he discovered "technical code" and further disclosed the root cause of modern technological issues.The "technical code " by Feenberg undoubtedly,beyond the well-known Critical Theory of Technology,provides us a with a new thinking.We will make a study on "technical code" from the following five parts.First,the birth of "technical code".This part will focus on both real and theoretical root causes of "technical code" and then further point out its thinking process.Second,power : "technical code" in a general sense.This part will focus on the definition of "technical code" by Feenberg in terms of regulation and culture,unveiling the essence of "technical code" as a kind of power.Third,hegemony: the alienation of "technical code".This part will focus on the transformation of "technical code" from power to hegemony,and meanwhile,point out the display,harm and root causes of such hegemony.Fourth,democracy: the restructuring of "technical code".This part will focus on Feenberg's concrete scheme,in which he restructured "technical code" in an attempt to transform "technical code" from hegemony to democracy.Fifth,reflection and enlightenment.This part will,on one hand,discuss the predicaments existing in Feenberg's restructuring scheme,and on the other hand,indicate the illuminative significance of "technical code" in learning and solving modern technical issues.