The Paradox of Technical Rationality in Modern Society and Its Destiny
Abstract：Technological rationality, a product resulting from the combination of human rationality and modern science, is one of the dominant cultural spirits in modern industrial civilization. Being enhance- ment and promotion of body potential energy, the natural dimension of the human beings are transcen- ded. However, while promoting social development, technical rationality has brought about new prob- lems, such as modern alienation, disenchantment of the world, ecological crisis etc. The generalization of technological rationality and the separation of technological rationality from the value rationality plunged the modern society into a deep crisis. The issues on the termination of technological rationality control and resolution of such crisis are not only the destiny of future technological rationality but also the concerns of the development of the entire society.
Keywords：technical rationalityalienationdilemma of modernityaesthetic salvation
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 11-14 )