现代性悖论的消解与社会技术的创新——关于现代性问题的技术哲学思考

Disappearance of Modernity Paradox and Innovation of Social Technology——Reflections on Modernity from the Perspective of Philosophy of Technology

现代性问题是我们这个时代的焦点问题之一。现代性是一种价值取向,标志着现代化运动所追求的基本目标,是对现代化运动所倡导的那些最基本和最重要的价值的提炼、概括和张扬。现代性的根据和基础是现代化的历史运动。而现代性一经形成,又规范、制约着现代化运动朝着“现代”的方向去演进。人们对现代性的关注已经从关于现代性的事实判断转向关于现代性的价值判断,这正是“现代性”成为“问题”的关键所在。如果只关注现代性的正面功能,而忽视现代性的负面影响,那么中国的现代化进程将难以持续,中国的和谐社会建设就可能成为泡影。“后现代性世界”,实际上并不是也不可能是现代性之外的某种力量使然,而是现代性内在的超越本性的必然结果。因此,所谓“后现代性”并不是现代性的自我否定,而是现代性的自我完善、补充与提升。从自然技术与社会技术的关系看,解决这两种技术的“滥用”和“误用”问题的根本途径在于社会技术创新。

The modernity issue is one of the focuses of this age. Modernity is a value orientation, indicating the basic objective pursued by modernization movement. It is a refinement, summarization and publicization of those basic and important values advocated by this movement. The foundation and basis of modernity lie in historical movement of modemization. Once formed, modernity regulates and restricts the evolution of modernization movement towards ＂modem＂ direction. The focus on modernity is moved from judgment of fact to that of value, which leads ＂modernity＂ to be a ＂problematic＂ issue. If focusing on the positive function of modernity, while neglecting the negative side, the process of Chinese modemization can not be continued and to construct a harmonious society will be a visionary hope. ＂Post - modem world＂ in fact is not and can not be propelled by a force other than modernity, but a necessary result of the inherent nature of modemity. Therefore, so called ＂post - modernity＂ is not the self- negation of modernity, hut the improvement, supplementation and promotion of it. Based on the relationship between natural technology and social technology, to tackle the problem of ＂abuse＂ and ＂misuse＂ these two lies in innovation of social technology.