Ecological Technosphere as the Basic Context of the Formation of the Sociotechnical Landscape

Abstract

Relevance. The rapid development of the technosphere has played a huge role in the qualitative change of numerous processes in all spheres of human social life. The evolution of the modern anthropo-techno sphere, including the formation of the latest technologies, has led to the emergence of the sociotechnical landscape (STL). STL, being a system of representation of various phenomena of the ecological technosphere, at the same time causes various problems and provides significant opportunities for humanity. All this makes it necessary to determine the prospects for the greening of the technosphere, as well as the main trends in the influence of STL models on modern society, man and the environment. The purpose is conducting a philosophical analysis of the ecological technosphere as the basic context of the formation of the sociotechnical landscape (STL).Objectives: to define the essence of the concept of "ecological technosphere" in its relationship with the new socio-cultural model of the lifestyle of human civilization; consider the TABLE construct as an explication of the ecological technosphere and the anthropoecological system as a whole; to trace the formation of STL through the prism of industrial revolutions; describe Industry 4.0 as a result of the integration and combination of the effects of multiple technologies; to identify the main prospects for further interaction between the technosphere and the ecosphere.Methodology. To substantiate the concept of anthropological complementarity, assuming the fact that human activity includes simultaneous subordination to nature and control over it, an analysis of the processes and mechanisms that underlie the formation of STL as an explication of the ecological technosphere was carried out.Results. The presented manuscript presents the results of the philosophical analysis of the STEEL construct as an explication of the ecological technosphere and the anthropoecological system as a whole. In the course of this study, the formation of STL was considered through the prism of industrial revolutions, and the main prospects for further interaction between the technosphere and the ecosphere were identified.Conclusions. Conducting an interdisciplinary analysis of the role of the technosphere as a determining factor in the development and formation of all other technical systems and products is an urgent and significant problem. A comprehensive study of the ecological technosphere as the basic context of the formation of STL is necessary, due to the fact that it created the prerequisites for the emergence of artificial intelligence and convergent technologies, which currently determine global economic, cultural, social and industrial trends.