Technophilia, neo-Luddism, eDependency and the judgement of Thamus Coulthard, Darryl and Keller, Susan 2012, Technophilia, neo-Luddism, eDependency and the judgement of Thamus, Journal of information, communication and ethics in society, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 262-272. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads keller-technophilia-post-2012.pdf Author post print application/pdf 318.03KB 1153 Title Technophilia, neo-Luddism, eDependency and the judgement of Thamus Author(s) Coulthard, Darryl Keller, Susan Journal name Journal of information, communication and ethics in society Volume number 10 Issue number 4 Start page 262 End page 272 Total pages 11 Publisher Emerald Place of publication Bingley, England Publication date 2012 ISSN 1477-996X 1758-8871 Keyword(s) edependency technophilia technology appropriation social ecology moral character information technology information systems Summary Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on society's relationship with technology and particularly our increasing dependence on electronic technology – so-called eDependency. The paper argues that technology is not neutral and we must engage with the moral issues that arise from our relationship with it. Design/methodology/approach – Society's relationship with technology is examined through the lens of Socrates' consideration of the technology of writing. It identifies “technophilia” as a major theme in society and “neo-Luddism” as the Socrates-like examination of the benefits of technology. Findings – While rejecting both technology determinism and technology presentism the paper argues technology is not neutral and does afford social change within a particular social ecology. The authors suggest that ultimately the use of all technology, including the technology underpinning eDependency, leads to important moral questions which deserve considered debate. The paper concludes by arguing that the Information Systems (IS) discipline should take the mantle of King Thamus and that the study of these issues should become a key concern for the discipline. Originality/value – In an age of technophilia, this paper calls considered debate on the moral issues that arise from our relationship with technology, how it is appropriated, to whose benefit, and how we change it and will be changed by it. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 080699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970108 Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2012 Copyright notice ©2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30049517 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Information and Business Analytics Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 13:57:29 EST Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 13:58:05 EST Mon, 03 Dec 2012, 10:32:18 EST Mon, 03 Dec 2012, 10:33:15 EST Mon, 03 Dec 2012, 11:11:05 EST Wed, 05 Dec 2012, 08:43:36 EST Wed, 05 Dec 2012, 08:45:09 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 14:17:54 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 16:09:23 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 11:51:00 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:38:07 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:20:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 315 Abstract Views, 1154 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 28 Nov 2012, 13:57:28 EST by Beatrice Fitzgerald