The technological determinist view is a technology-led theory of social change: technology is seen as 'the prime mover' in history ... technology in general [is] the sole ... cause of changes in society, and technology is the fundamental condition underlying the pattern of social organization" (Chandler, 1995).
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a medium, “any extension of ourselves” has “psychic and social consequences” through “designs or patterns as they amplify or accelerate existing processes” (Davey, 2010)
Free will and Determinism You Tube explanation here Foundations of the model"The technological determinist view is a technology-led theory of social change
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Tweets about technological determinismTweets about "technological determinism"Hard Determinism is the theory that human behaviour and actions are wholly determined by external factors, and therefore humans do not have genuine free will or ethical accountability. "Hard technological determinism is the extreme stance that a particular communication technology is either a sufficient condition (sole cause) determining social organization and development, or at least a necessary condition (requiring additional preconditions)" (Chandler, 1995).
Soft Determinism is the theory that human behaviour and actions are wholly determined by causal events, but human free will does exist when defined as the capacity to act according to one's nature (which is shaped by external factors such as heredity, society and upbringing). "Soft technological determinism, more widely accepted by scholars, claims that the presence of a particular communication technology is an enabling or facilitating factor leading to potential opportunities which may or may not be taken up in particular societies or periods" (Chandler, 1995). http://brownsharpie.courtneygibbons.org/?p=789
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