General Concepts of
Science, Technology,
and Society
PROFESSOR: REWEY F. LAVILLES, LPT
OBJECTIVES
Discuss the development of science and
technology throughout history;
Identify
the important technological
advancements in various historical periods;
and
Evaluate the role of technology in the age of
information
SCIENCE?
SCIENCE AS AN IDEA
SCIENCE AS AN
INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY
SCIENCE AS A BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
SCIENCE AS A
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITY
TECHNOLOGY
?
HESIOD HOMER
Spoken word of manual craft or cunning skil
TECHNOLOGIA
THEORETICAL SCIENCE
PRACTICAL SCIENCE
PRODUCTIVE SCIENCE
ARISTOTLE
SOCIETY?
Sum total of our
interactions as humans
SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY,
AND SOCIETY
Study of how society, politics, and culture
affect scientific research and technological
innovation, and, how these in turn, affect
society, politics, and culture
CRADLES OF EARLY SCIENCE