社会塑形技术的三种路径

Three Paths of Social Shapingof Technology

技术的社会塑形论立足于社会学的研究范式,围绕技术与社会的关系问题,形成了三种理论流派:(1)以托马斯·休斯代表的技术系统论;(2)以拉图尔为代表的"行动者网络"理论;(3)以平奇和比克为代表的社会建构论。技术的社会塑形论开启了技术哲学研究的新领域,同时也具有诸多理论弱点。

Based on the paradigm of sociology,centered on the relationship between technology and society,the theory of social shaping of technology included three theoretical schools:(1) the theory of technology system represented by Thomas Hughes;(2) the actor-network theory represented by Latour; and(3) theory of social construction represented by Pinch and Bijker.Theory of social shaping of technology has opened up a new field of research in philosophy of technology while it also has many theoretical weaknesses.