Techno-fundamentalism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A body of beliefs that places unwavering faith in the power of technology to solve all societal problems and advance human progress. uncountable, usually

    "Virilio argues thar the latest and most pervasive form of technology as ideology is techno-fundamentalism. Such fundamentalism is, for Virilio, merely a furtherance of the scientific will to power, but one that begins to become the dominant frame through which our existence is measured."

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"Virilio argues thar the latest and most pervasive form of technology as ideology is techno-fundamentalism. Such fundamentalism is, for Virilio, merely a furtherance of the scientific will to power, but one that begins to become the dominant frame through which our existence is measured."

Etymology

From techno- + fundamentalism.

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