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26 and the Virtues
of Ignorance
"
that "
If there is one thing philosophersagree upon in ethics, it is ought
" " . Computers
implies can ; what is beyondyour powersis beyondyour obligations
, then, are a mixed blessing, since they vastly increaseour powers, and
- harder
hencethreaten - yes, threaten to increaseour obligations, making it ,
-
not easier, to live a decentlife . In the mid 1980s, I begandevoting a much
share time and puters- to learning and teaching
larger of my energy '
about them, to creating educationalsoftware at Tufts s Curricular Software
Studio, and to thinking and talking aboutthe puter technology was
our lives I realized. I
going to haveon human culture. Computerscould ruin ,
Manual an
beganto worry abouthow to write The Moral First Aid , imaginary
vade mecumto consult until the Doctor of Philosophyarrives . It is an
learnedhow much
unfinished project to which I am now returning, having
.
plicatedthe issuesare than I surmisedin this openinggambit
When I was about ten years old, I read RobinsonCrusoe for the first
time and could scarcely contain my delight with the ingenious and
inventory
resourceful ways Crusoe transformed his island world , bending its
to his own purposes, surrounding himself with contrivances
of his own design and manufacture for enhancing his powers, and providing
for his safety, nourishment , and pleasure. I discovered right
then that that I was in love with technology, as no doubt many of you
- -
are. We should recognize we technophiles that our love affair with
as we
technology, like all good love affairs, is not entirely rational, try
- it is one of
might to rationalize our devotions. Crusoe the technocrat
athletic
the great fantasy themes, right up there with sexual adventure,
in its -
triumph , being able to fly , being invisible . It rivals them all capti
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