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JacekJanowski
Tecomputerandinformationtechnologyissubjecttothesamelimi-
tationsastechnologyasawhole.Undertheinfluenceoftheunexpected
consequencesofthetechnicaldevelopmentattheendofthe19thcentury,an
accompanyingphilosophydeveloped.8Tisreferstoboththeactionandits
productsbutthetechnologyisamethodandaprocessforthefabricationof
somethingfrommatter(rawmaterials)andenergy(fuels).9Utilizationcon-
sistsinusingtoolsthatare,inthemselves,axiologicallyindińerent,astheydo
notsettargetswhichareexternaltothetechnologyasamedium.
WojciechBoberwrites,that:
Makingdecisionsconnectedwiththeapplicationoftechniquetakestheformofthe
instrumentalreasoning,inwhichapersonwhomakesdecisionsattributesthemeans
tothepre-assumedtargets,accordingtothecriteriaoftheirectiveness(suitabili-
ty,economics,etc.),i.e.,theutilitariancriteria,inaccordancewithhisprofessional
knowledge.Asdińerenttargetscouldbeachievedusingthesamemeansanddińerent
meansmayleadtothesametarget,theelementofdecisionandselection(assessment)
isimportanthere.10
Andthisissubjecttoevaluation,aswithanyotherhumanchoice,accord-
ingmoralandlegalaspects.Axiologicalneutralityrelates,therefore,tothe
technologyasaproduct,butnotasawayofacting.
Wehavetobeawarethat:
Developmentstatusofthetechnicalinformationconvertersandcarriershasenor-
mousinfluenceonthescience,culture,economy,environment,socialawareness,that
is,onthestatusofdevelopmentofaparticularcountryanditssecurity.Tegreater
dependenceonthetechnicalsphereofinformation,thegreatersensitivitytoanypo-
tentialdisturbancesandhazards,thathavedińerentoriginsandforms.Terefore,
attherootoftheglobalinformationsystemsliestheinherentabilitytobecomethe
dangeroustool,thetoolparalysingtheworld,theinstrumentofasymmetricstruggles
andhazards.11
Ithasbeenstressedthat,thankstocybernetictools,asinglehumancan
declarewaronmankindandwin.Troughouttheentiretyofthehistoryof
8Ibid.,p.17.
9A.Rothertwritesthatthetechniqueisthemeans(tools),ways(methods)andactions
(activities)utilizedtomakesomething.Assuch,itbecomesthekeyelementofthetechnology
understoodwidelyintermsofthesystem.A.Rothert,Cyberneticpoliticalorder,Warszawa2005,
p.22.Fromthepointofviewofthemattersdiscussedhere,thequestionposedbytheauthor
isinteresting-Cantechnologyconstituteanindividualenvironmentinwhichweareclosedand
undergotransformation?Ibid.,p.22.Apositiveanswerwouldexplainmanyofthetechnical
problemsofthesocialactingoflaw.
10W.J.Bober,Powinnośćwświeciecyfrowym...(Obligationinthedigitalworld...),p.19.
11B.Służalska,J.Służalski,Zagrożenieasymetryczneaspołeczeństwoinformacyjne(Asym-
metricalhazardsandtheinformationsociety),in:A.Szewczyk(ed.),Problemyspołeczeństwa
informacyjnego...(Problemsoftheinformationsociety...),p.129.
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