技术风险的追问与反思——由日本核辐射引发的思考

Inquiries and Reflections of Technical Risks——Thoughts on Japan's Nuclear Radiation

日本的核辐射再次引发人们对技术风险的思考。技术风险源于技术本质,隐匿于技术之中。现代高技术因促逼自然而导致技术风险不可避免地伴随我们左右,而人为因素常常成为技术风险现实化进程中的主要诱因;日本核辐射的产生和扩散充分印证了这一观点。面对技术风险,人类须要重新审视和反思技术与人、自然以及社会之间的互动关系。着眼于系统整体来规避风险,复归伦理精神来化解风险,对于生活于技术时代的我们来说,有着重要的启示性意义。

Japan＇s nuclear radiation caused by the Fukushima earthquake,2011 has made people rethink about technical risks,which arise from the nature of technology,and are hiding in the technology.The natural world,compelled by modern high technologies,is inevitably accompanied by all sorts of technical risks.In addition to this,human factors often become a chief cause of the risks in technology realization,with the emergence and spread of Japan＇s nuclear radiation fully justifying this view.Facing technical risks,human beings need to re-examine and reflect upon the relationships between technology,man,nature and society.In such an age of technology,it is important for us to avoid technical risks by taking a holistic perspective and turning to ethical spirits.