WHEN TECHNOLOGY AND

HUMANITY CROSS
Instructor Jeremiah G. Pedral
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 ETYMOLOGY OF
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• Techne - art and craft A L
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 DEFINITION OF
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• Technology is the sensible processUof changing
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• Technology is the knowledge, facts, and methods

necessary to discover means of material transformation.

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 CRITICAL THEORY OF
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information is available at our ngertips. Physical
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• capable of being saved in multiple locations; and

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 CRITICAL THEORY OF
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for values from which we judge the
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• Facebook was designed to promote social US
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• ability to snatch and be snatched of privacy

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 CHALLENGE AND RISK

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• It is not always used in the way U
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• It is bounded by the contextual scenario of the user

• It is affected by culture and politics

 CHALLENGES OF
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Cybersafety– To ensure the protection of human valuesEwhile using technology, the
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technology design should involve conduct or behavioral concerns. A pursuit for a
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bullying, insult campaigns, etc. E R
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Cybercrime– A sense of cooperation
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online fraud, sexual

• Cybersecurity– Unauthorized access to a computer system, like hacking someone’s

social media account, poses serious threats to societal order and personal sanity. It is,
therefore, vital that people develop a skill and knowledge for safe and
accountable use of digital technologies.

 EVOLUTION OF
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 SETBACKS OF
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• A Television set contains a lot of Ulead E
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• More people are becoming less active that leads to
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• Television programs are sometimes misleading for the

purpose of gaining pro ts.
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• Some Television programs IC show a lot of violence,
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• Some Television shows have been allowing most
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FROM TELEPHONE TO
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 FROM TELEPHONE TO
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1994 – IBM Simon was introduced. It is considered
phone, the rst touch screen mobile phone,A Land the rst phone with
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• 2002 – In the same year, the bestselling phone was Nokia 1100

• 2004 – Motorola Razr V3 was introduced.

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IBM Simon
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Motorola Razr V3
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 ETHICAL DILEMMAS ON
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• Three Ethical Decision Criteri I
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• Utilitarian Rcriterion - It is grounded to
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 ETHICAL DILEMMAS ON
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the basic rights of an individual, such as
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enforce rules fairly with no exception
to anybody to ensure equitable
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ETHICAL CONCERNS REGARDING
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The immense bene ts from Itechnological
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among Filipino people.
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The emerging technologies are believed to worsen
the predicaments of the poor because these
technologies may wipe out millions of jobs in the
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Sexual robots Real-time satellite
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CRISPR-cas9, gene
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 REFLECT!
• What do you think are the ethical dilemmas
surrounding the COVID-19 vaccineE
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hesitancy in the Philippines

• Will you be getting yourself vaccinated? Which among

the vaccine would you take? Why or Why not?
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• Thomson, J.A. (2003).The Nichomachian Ethics. London: Penguin.

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