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Advanced Technology and Open Democracy |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / THE LIMITS OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Author: Jack N. Barkenbus |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 6,460 Words, 40,971 Characters |
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As we approach the twenty-first century, it is becoming evident that a latent conflict between technological development and democracy is coming to the fore. That it has taken this long for the inherent conflict between the two to become manifest speaks to the remarkable consensus in Western societies on the desirability of technical advancement ad infinitum. The question most frequently posed until very recently has not been should we seek to promote technological development but, rather, how best can we ensure technological development. What once were seemingly self-evident virtues of advanced technology, however, are now being questioned by many. And as the consensus over technology breaks down, so too does belief that democracy provides a proper and/or sufficient form of governance...
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... between the two. Continued coexistence will be ensured by changes in technology. Where multiple channels for access into the political system exist, postmaterialists will provide impetus for technological changes. Such an accommodation between he two forces is certainly not ideal; but in a world where Plato's royal science of governance does not exist, it may be the best that we can do. vbcrlf
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