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Should We Worry About Silicone Chip Technology De-Skilling Us?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Elizabeth Fricker
Elizabeth Fricker*
Affiliation:
Magdalen College
*
Lizzie.fricker@magd.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

It is argued that many means-end skills are mere drudgery, and there is no case from well-being to regret that the advance of technology has replaced them with machines. But a case is made that for humans possessing some skills is important for well-being, and that certain core skills are important for it. It is argued that these include navigational skills. While the march of technology has tended to promote human well-being, there is now some cause for concern that silicone chip technology is de-skilling us to an extent that impacts negatively on well-being.

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Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements , Volume 89: How Do We Know? The Social Dimension of Knowledge , May 2021 , pp. 131 - 152
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 2021

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