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Technophilia (from Greek τέχνη - technē, "art, skill, craft"[1] and φίλος - philos, "beloved, dear, friend"[2]) refers generally to a strong enthusiasm for technology, especially new technologies such as personal computers, the Internet, mobile phones and home cinema. The term is used in sociology when examining the interaction of individuals with their society, especially contrasted with technophobia.
Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between technology and society. The technophobe fears or dislikes technology, often regarding some or all technology with fear. This may be as a consequences of fear of change, a prior catastrophic experience with technology or because it may lead to a process of dehumanization. The technophile sees most or all technology as positive, adopting technology enthusiastically, and seeing it as a means to potentially improve life and combat social problems.
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- ^ τέχνη, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ^ φίλος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- Gordon, Graham (1999). The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 0415197481.
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