技术中介论视野中的印刷技术演进及其社会影响

Analysis on the Evolution of Printing Technology from the Perspective of the Intermediary Theory of Technology

印刷技术是服务于文化传播和知识获取的技术。在从以纸张为载体向以数据为载体发展的过程中,印刷技术经历了工具化、机械化和数字化三个阶段,其在人与社会生活之间的中介作用不断强化。印刷技术的演进是人自身需求与社会需求共同推动的结果。而印刷技术的演进不仅在社会生活变革中发挥了重要作用,还对人自身的存在方式、认知能力和情感活动产生了潜移默化的影响。从技术中介论视角分析印刷技术的演进,不仅有助于对印刷技术本质特征的理解,也有助于技术中介论研究的进一步深化。

Printing technology is a technology that serves the culture communication and knowledge acquisition.In the development process of printing technology from the paper as the carrier to the data as the carrier,it has gone through the three stages of tools,mechanization and digitization,and the intermediary role of printing technology between the human and social life continues to strengthen.The evolution of printing technology is the result of people＇s self demand and social demand.The evolution of printing technology not only plays an important role in the social life changes,but also exerts a subtle influence on the way of human being＇s existence,cognitive ability and emotional activities.The analysis of the evolution of the printing technology from the perspective of the intermediary theory of technology not only contributes to the understanding of essential characteristics of printing technology,but also benefits the deepening of the research of the intermediary theory of technology.