Technological Civilization Research Articles

Building a comprehensive acupuncture clinical intervention system from individualized diagnosis and treatment to systematic design: reflections based on the modern rehabilitation treatment model

The acupuncture clinical practice system is presenting a diversity of intervention methods and intervention concepts as modern technological civilization progresses. Therefore, it is of practical significance to construct a comprehensive acupuncture clinical intervention system and to scientifically design and implement the intervention system. This article aims to combine the current development status of rehabilitation treatment models, starting from the perspective of systems theory, to explore the importance of constructing a comprehensive acupuncture intervention system and its implementation strategies, providing new ideas and directions for the modern development of acupuncture clinical practice.

Of Yeasts and Humans

AbstractHumankind, the biological species Homo sapiens, lives today in a very different world from the one for which it was evolutionarily selected in the geological epoch Pleistocene (2.6 million to twelve thousand years BC). The Anthropocene, as the epoch we live now has been called, is characterized by increasing tension between human nature and technological civilization, and humans live in an atmosphere of uncertainty, insecurity, and threat. By “naturalizing” the human condition, cognitive biology offers the only painless alternative to the many scenarios that depict the extinction of Homo sapiens as a consequence of violent conflicts and unimaginable suffering.

The practical philosophy of Immanuel Kant and the modern ethics of responsibility

The article deals with the practical philosophy of Immanuel Kant, its transformation in the modern ethics of responsibility and the significance of «risks and threats» for modern society. It is emphasized that in Ukraine, in particular, in the H.S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a powerful historical-philosophical tradition of research in German classical philosophy has developed, the foundation of which is the philosophy of I. Kant. This trend gained a new development after the restoration of Ukraine's independence. Special attention was paid in the investigation to the study of Kant's moral philosophy, its important component – the categorical imperative. It is shown that Kant's practical philosophy became an important driver of the leading trends of modern philosophy in the world, which was manifested in the process of «rehabilitation of practical philosophy», which includes the philosophy of responsibility of H. Jonas, communicative philosophy and ethics of discourse. These trends prompted the search for new formulations of the categorical imperative. The relevance of Kant's practical philosophy is evident especially today, under the conditions of modern technological civilization, the destruction of the normative order in the world, and the crisis of moral guidelines. Kant's concept of the primacy of the practical (moral and ethical) mind over the theoretical, technical and instrumental mind opens up ways to solve the global problems of our time, especially in the conditions of crisis and war. Kant's anniversary coincides with a special period of Ukrainian history: the modernization of Ukrainian society, the restoration of national identity, and orientation towards universal values. This event acquires special significance in view of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Distorting the enlightment, moral-ethical and universalistic direction of Kant's philosophy, Russian propaganda tries to use it for ideological and propaganda purposes. That is why events dedicated to Kant's anniversary are an important component in the fight against the Russian aggressor.

Creativity as a means of shaping human subjectivity according to Wiesław Karolak

The aim of this article is to present creativity as a means of shaping human subjectivity based on the art therapy practice of Wiesław Karolak. The author identifies art therapy with therapy through creativity (resp. artistic expression). Its basis is the belief in the creative nature of man. Creativity is a universal feature that constitutes every human being, therefore it is not reserved exclusively for artists. However, modern scientific and technological civilization, as well as consumerism, do not encourage creative attitudes in everyday life. Man has two ways of functioning to choose from - automatic implementation of imposed patterns of existence or conscious living of life involving independent setting of goals. In order to become a subject, that is, the source of one's actions, it is necessary to actualize the creative nature, including the dispositions responsible for creation. The program titled "Creativity supporting development", co-authored by W. Karolak, is undoubtedly helpful in this process. The author implements its assumptions during art therapy workshops, the aim of which is to form human subjectivity. He assigns a special role to expression in the field of visual arts due to his own artistic education. He often uses drawing, which he equates with thinking. By taking up creative activity - by drawing, workshop participants become aware of what was previously incomprehensible to them, and gain insight into their own emotions, which ultimately leads to self-knowledge. By discovering their own creativity in the field of art, they want to use it in their everyday experience. In this way, they transform into a conscious entity that responsibly manages its own life according to the knowledge acquired through creative exploration. Artistic expression activates creative attitudes whose distinguishing feature is "novelty". Hence, human subjectivity is expressed in productive thinking as defined by Otto Selz, which acquires a creative character in a specific social context. The publication was created based on the content analysis method.

Human Transformation (HX) in the Age of AI and the Challenges of Education through the Post-Human Debate

Concerning a posthuman perspective, this paper attempts to provide a new perspective on future changes in teaching and learning in the age of artificial intelligence. With the development of technological civilisation, humans have adapted to the environmental world while at the same time attempting to remould it using technology and tools. Humans have survived by acquiring new skills and abilities to manipulate technology and tools. Human Transformation (HX), updated to respond to technological innovations, is now upcoming human intellectual activities through AI technology. What are the challenges of HX in the age of AI, and what perspectives will be critical in this process? This paper traces back to how machines with computational intelligence or reasoning functions were named ‘artificial intelligence’ that can reproduce human intellectual activities. It examines the wide-ranging social impact of the naming of AI and the growing phenomenon of expectations and anxieties about AI. It then notes two sources behind the posthuman debate. The first is the trend towards an upgraded stage of human intelligence over the current human by enhancing it through medical and even AI-based technology. The second trend seeks a new direction for post-humanity by focusing on its diversity, such as society and culture, through a critical examination of the view that uniformly evaluates all human conditions through a universal model of human beings. Navigating them is an excellent educational challenge. Focusing on the similarities and differences between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, the paper examines the challenges of education to develop the unique characteristics of human intelligence further and achieve freedom from AI technology, considering the legal, ethical and social issues (ELSI) of making wise use of AI.

The Destination Energy Debt of Interstellar Voyages

This paper introduces the strategic concept of energy debt acquired by interstellar migrations at their destination. For such voyages an energy debt of travel can be calculated, where KE V2 M Travel Population Distance to Destination. In addition, at destination, growth must be initiated to fill the energy and resource needs of the arrivals. A targeted solar system must contain sufficient resources to supply a growth that provides the technological needs of the arriving society and eventually to develop the capability of escaping the system equivalent to that which had been required for the initial launch. Thus, the capacity of the destination to fill the energy debt of the voyage, at a first approximation given by the planetary and solar masses, is a significant factor in the decision to make the voyage. A simple utility ratio, τ, relating voyage time to technological growth time at destination is proposed and two destinations from Earth are considered in terms of this factor. It is proposed that a Kardashev Type II phase of growth results in such a dependency on energy that investing in high resource-use interstellar voyages will be a necessary means by which a technological civilisation can retard consuming its system’s entire carrying capacity. Some practical methods of avoiding the voyage’s energy debt, including in-flight refuelling, fly-by ‘seeding’ scenarios and the potentials of exotic physics or higher dimensional life are discussed and shown to be ineffective. Other classes of exploratory voyages such as the Icarus Project’s Firefly and those using beamed propulsion methods will also be discussed in relation to the utility ratio. Applying this utility ratio to the likelihood of ETI encounters in any form with Humans at their current stage of development leads to the conclusion that alien encounters will be rare and no scenario for current alien activity on Earth is likely to be correct. Keywords: Interstellar Voyage, Energy Debt, UAP, Kardashev

AI시대 속의 다문화 가족이 처한 현실에 관한 논의

The purpose of this study is that in the AI era, now we are faced up that the multi-cultural families and their members are experiencing the realistic difficulties which was brought about by the multi-cultural phenomenon, so I would like to suggest that how can our society have receptive attitude for them and also suggest about care plan for them. Our reality is facing a national crisis of population decline and labor shortage. The world is changing at a very rapid pace, and technological civilization is becoming more advanced. However, the area where progress is particularly slow is in terms of immigrants settling into Korean society, learning the Korean language, and accepting to Korean culture, just like as soul-food. It is also time for us to pay attention to the physical, mental and psychological difficulties which the members of multi-cultural families are experiencing. It is time for us to need some concerns and cares about that quick change from unfamiliarity to familiarity within their family relationships, in adjusting in school life of their children, and in their living environment. Counseling and therapeutic approaches to these people should also be implemented in parallel with Korean language education and cultural adaption education. It is also necessary to refine laws and systems. We must recognize that these people are also members of our society, and we need to put our heads together for the wisdom.

Analysis of Wear-Coated Asphalt Concrete (AC-WC) Modified With Addition of Steel Slag and Resin for Road Conditions Inlowed In Tide

Causes of damage to road construction, among others due to the influence of excessive vehicle traffic loads, temperature, water (puddles), and pavement construction that does not meet technical requirements. Water (puddle) is one of the causes of damage or reduces durability for road construction with asphalt pavement. This study aims to examine the effect of asphalt mixture (AC-WC) with the addition of resin and steel slag aggregate on asphalt stability (AC-WC), Obtain Job Mix Design (JMD) for road conditions that are inundated by high tide and Assess the effect of immersion rob water against asphalt resistance (AC-WC) with the addition of resin and steel slag.In this research, it can be said that we play a role and participate in building prosperity in the advancement of transportation and the development of technological civilization, through continuous research that is adjusted to continuous research. We carry out research with the aim of developing science and technology and applying the reconstruction of science and technology to provide solutions to be able to solve environmental and societal problems, where local wisdom forms the basis of research.The research method used as a mix tester is the Marshall method, where from the Marshall test the results are obtained in the form of Marshall components, namely the volume weight of the test object, the value of stability, flow, voids in the mix (VIM), voids in mineral aggregate (VMA), void filled with asphalt (VFA), the thickness value of asphalt blanket or film and then can be calculated Marshall quotient. The last test was in the form of a Marshall immersion test. In the comparison of VIM, VMA and VFA above that for aggregate slag 25%, 50% and resin addition 5%, 7%, 10%, for resin content 5% and 10% did not meet specifications, however for 7% resin content meets the 2018 Revised Highways Technical Specifications. Based on the marshal test, there was only one that met the specifications of the binamarga, namely a test object with a resin composition of 7% by soaking for 7 days. The results of this study based on the Marshall test, the strength/stability value of the AC-WC asphalt mixture using a pen 60/70 asphalt mixture with steel slag and resin mining met the specifications. The stability value of asphalt AC-WC decreased with increasing variations in the resin content used in the mixture.

Jak chrześcijaństwo stworzyło cywilizację techniczną w „zaczarowanym [jeszcze] świecie”?

This text highlights the underestimated contribution of broadly understood Christianity to the development of technological civilization. This would not have been possible without an entirely new understanding of the concept of human freedom brought about by the Christian faith. This new understanding of freedom, completely different from the one in the ancient theocratic system, by recognizing the role of the human person, led to the liberation of creativity in the areas of economic initiative and technological ingenuity. In the modern era, economic freedom became a subject of moral reflection for the Church. This work provides numerous examples of technical and economic innovation carried out by believers and discusses the necessity of developing a moral science that is adequate to new challenges. The reference point for the presented considerations is Max Weber’s concept of the “disenchantment of the world” and its interpretation by Franz-Xavier Kaufmann.

헉슬리의 『멋진 신세계』에 나타난 여성 유토피아 비전과 철인 통치 국가론

This article examines the vision of gender utopia presented in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and explores its utopian possibilities in Mustapha’s World State, which is compared to the philosopher-ruled state in Plato’s Republic. The theme of utopia has been approached differently in liberalism and socialism: liberal utopia prioritizes individual freedom, while socialist utopia emphasizes egalitarian community. The World State in The Brave New World abolishes patriarchy with advanced scientific and technological civilization and depicts a gender utopia without female reproductive labor, emotional labor, and care labor, while the actual main woman characters such as Lenina and Linda suffer pain and death. Therefore, Huxley’s World State represents an ideal gender utopia, while the female characters are evaluated based on their appearance and live tragic lives due to excessive national norms enforcing order. On the other hand, Mustapha’s World State embodies some of the ideal state described in Plato’s Republic, and the two polities are similar in that they are class societies based on stability ruled by philosophers. However, the World State places too much emphasis on community stability, suppressing individual freedom, emphasizing sensual pleasure rather than spiritual happiness, Eudaimonia of Plato’s polity. Eventually, Huxley’s utopia has an ideal structure of gender equality, but the women living there are not so happy. Although it is excellent in terms of stability and efficiency as an ideal politeia ruled by a philosopher, it has limitations that its educational method is rather oppressive, only indulges in pleasure, then represents a failed gender utopia in the end.

Technological Civilization and Health Impact Assessment of Non-Ionizing Radiation in Nigeria: Review

Technological Civilization and Health Impact Assessment of Non-Ionizing Radiation in Nigeria: Review

Thermodynamics of Life as a Speculative Model for Planetary Technology

Originating from nineteenth century physics, the concept of entropy—a measure of disorder, randomness, and/or the dissipation of useful energy—underlay a cosmology where order and complexity were seen as highly improbable phenomena in a universe tending toward chaos and disorganisation. Nearly a century later, theoretical frameworks were developed for understanding the production of entropy as an enabling feature of self-organized complexity in the natural world. These ideas would contribute to establishing connections between the origins, development, and evolution of life and the principles of a thermodynamic universe. For some, they also supplied the conceptual foundations for theorizing about a universal natural tendency driving the development of increasingly complex and ordered systems which amplify processes of entropy production and energy dissipation and dispersal. In this paper I chart a path through the aforementioned ideas and present their relevance in framing a relationship between our technological civilization and the Earth system. I then speculate about the prospect of a technosphere whose constitution and activity are aligned with thermodynamic principles of dissipation and entropy-production, drawing on theoretical biology and recent developments in bioengineering to envision a paradigm where technology becomes living matter itself.

The social science perspective on the Fermi paradox

Abstract The Fermi paradox points to the apparent contradiction between the idea that the emergence of life and civilization on Earth is an objective process following the general rules of Nature and that there are no visible signs of other civilizations beyond Earth. The Fermi paradox is widely discussed in astronomical, biological and other natural sciences but almost totally ignored by social sciences, even though more than half of known explanations deal with intentions and behaviours of extraterrestrial civilizations (ETCs) or social aspects of the evolution of technological civilizations. The article analyses the problem and possible solutions to the Fermi paradox from the perspective of social sciences. In this article I argue that the Fermi paradox is primarily a social science problem, and the most plausible solutions have to contain some form of social science explanations. Three types of explanations are discussed, namely, those related to ETCs’ intentions, capacities and the consequences of their decisions and activities. I argue that attempts to explain the paradox by referring to specific goals and motives of ETCs are the least plausible. Arguments related to the capacities and consequences are more solid but do not convincingly solve the paradox. I conclude that the Fermi paradox is an important problem for social sciences whether ETCs exist or not, and it should attract greater attention from social scientists.

Is the apparent absence of extraterrestrial technological civilizations down to the zoo hypothesis or nothing?

Is the apparent absence of extraterrestrial technological civilizations down to the zoo hypothesis or nothing?

Children of time: the geological recency of intelligence and its implications for SETI

Abstract Of all species on Earth, only one – Homo sapiens – has developed a technological civilization. As a consequence, estimates of the number of similar civilizations beyond Earth often treat the emergence of human-like intelligence or ‘sophonce’ as an evolutionary unicum: a contingent event unlikely to repeat itself even in biospheres harbouring complex brains, tool use, socially transmitted behaviours and high general intelligence. Here, attention is drawn to the unexpected recency and temporal clustering of these evolutionary preconditions to sophonce, which are shown to be confined to the last ≤102 million years. I argue that this pattern can be explained by the exponential biotic diversification dynamics suggested by the fossil record, which translated into a nonlinearly expanding range of cognitive and behavioural outcomes over the course of Earth's history. As a result, the probability of sophonce arising out of a buildup of its enabling preconditions has been escalating throughout the Phanerozoic. The implications for the Silurian hypothesis and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) are discussed. I conclude that the transition from animal-grade multicellularity to sophonce is likely not a rate-limiting step in the evolution of extraterrestrial technological intelligences, and that while H. sapiens is probably the first sophont to evolve on Earth, on macroevolutionary grounds it is unlikely to be the last.

Superlensing enables radio communication and imaging underwater

Wireless radio communications provide a backbone to our technological civilization. However, radio communications are widely believed to be impossible in many situations where radios are surrounded by conductive media, such as underwater or underground, thus making ocean exploration difficult and creating well-known mine safety problems. In addition, since most imaging techniques rely on electromagnetic waves, the difficulty of electromagnetic wave propagation through biological tissues, which are mostly made of water, also severely limits bioimaging. Here we show that contrary to common beliefs, radio signals may be efficiently propagated through water over useful distances. Both radio communication and radio imaging through water may be enabled by superlensing of surface electromagnetic waves propagating along the water surface. We have demonstrated underwater radio communication over distances of several hundred skin depth in the MHz frequency range, which would require sensitivity below 10−100 W in a conventional radio communication channel. We also demonstrated subwavelength super-resolution radio imaging in the GHz range by using water surface as a superlens. Our results indicate new ways to perform bioimaging, as well as marine life safe techniques of wireless radio communication and imaging underwater, which are essential for ocean and seafloor exploration. We also anticipate that the developed techniques will provide invaluable means of studying the extraterrestrial water worlds, such as potentially inhabitable Jovian moons.

Systems of cardinal numerals in languages around the world

This paper is an in-depth discussion of the diversity of counting systems developed by different peoples, which manifests itself both in lexical differences/similarities of the terms used for numerals, and in diverse operational schemes for the abstract numbering of things. The goal of the study was to bind together and clarify the variety of the counting systems that were found. During communication, speakers of languages with different counting systems face the difficulty of translating words which describe quantity, i.e. numerals. The widely used decimal system is also not devoid of surprising features. The present study focused on analysing various complex systems of counting in terms of both vocabulary and conceptual methods used by different peoples. The research data collected from academic literature provide numerous examples. The comparative method is used to show how extraordinarily inventable different civilizations were in approaching the problem of defining quantity. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of using specific things, such as hands, fingers, and animal names, to create counting systems. A case study of the numerals of some Austronesian languages demonstrates that a whole associative row can be traced, revealing that long ago respective peoples solidified the abstract concept of quantity into simple and clear definitions based on real things. The main result of the study is a comparison of more than 20 counting systems. The abundance of examples substantiates the idea of how many unexpectedly different and original numbering methods were used by the ancestors of different peoples and how many of them are still supported by their descendants and even unwittingly ensconced in the modern technological civilization. This paper is also supplemented by a review of the systems of birth-order names for children in several languages of the Indo-Pacific region and America.

INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION (IMC) STRATEGIES AT SHARIA SYAFAAT MARCOMM DIGITAL AGENCY IN YOGYAKARTA IN 2021

Integrated Marketing Communicationplay a key role in managing marketing strategies. IMC itself focuses on marketing its product, services and facilities to gain good public opinion and maintance a positive image.the purpose of this study is to describe the work system of IMC at sharia Syafaat Marcomm Digital Agency itself. The constructivist paradigm is the mainstay of this research because the truth of reality which is seen as a result of social construction and the truth of realyty are relative. This is support by a target sampling technique, namely looking for relevant informants such as directors and general managers to ensure the data obtained are valid. This study use qualitative research, which describes the problem under study obtained through interviews with interview tehniques, observation and collection of documentation. Syafaat Marcomm uses IMC such as advertising, Consumer Sales Promotion, Trade Sales Promotion, Public Relation, and Publications, Sponsorship and Event, Direct Marketing in serving clients and applaying to clients. In accordance with thw vision and mission of improving product quality and quality to develop following technological civilization and becoming a creative company in every information technology service.

Fully fluorinated non-carbon compounds NF3 and SF6 as ideal technosignature gases

Waste gas products from technological civilizations may accumulate in an exoplanet atmosphere to detectable levels. We propose nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as ideal technosignature gases. Earth life avoids producing or using any N–F or S–F bond-containing molecules and makes no fully fluorinated molecules with any element. NF3 and SF6 may be universal technosignatures owing to their special industrial properties, which unlike biosignature gases, are not species-dependent. Other key relevant qualities of NF3 and SF6 are: their extremely low water solubility, unique spectral features, and long atmospheric lifetimes. NF3 has no non-human sources and was absent from Earth’s pre-industrial atmosphere. SF6 is released in only tiny amounts from fluorine-containing minerals, and is likely produced in only trivial amounts by volcanic eruptions. We propose a strategy to rule out SF6’s abiotic source by simultaneous observations of SiF4, which is released by volcanoes in an order of magnitude higher abundance than SF6. Other fully fluorinated human-made molecules are of interest, but their chemical and spectral properties are unavailable. We summarize why life on Earth—and perhaps life elsewhere—avoids using F. We caution, however, that we cannot definitively disentangle an alien biochemistry byproduct from a technosignature gas.

Sci-fi 영화에서, 도대체 새로운 종의 출현은 어떤 의미인가?

The disaster situations on Earth represented in sci-fi films since the 2000s are the result of the development of human scientific civilization, which is like the “law of causality” of physics. For example, putting aside climate change, viruses, resource depletion, energy shortages, and nuclear warfare, etc., the crisis situations that have occurred in space are also the result of human-related causes. Furthermore, contact with alien races is more for information exchange than for destructive purposes, as they are superior to humans. This is consistent with the idea that the exchange of information through contact with alien races is the only way to overcome the imminent and desperate crisis on Earth without the human race perishing. Humanity's advanced scientific and technological civilization is, after all, the underlying cause of the desperate crisis that has blown over all the earth, perhaps having now reached or already passed its critical point. After all, humanity has thus longed for an 'overman' beyond man as a solution to the extinction of species and the destruction of the Earth, and this has been represented in various ways in many sci-fi films since the 2000s. We call this 'overman' a 'new species' or 'new kind'. This paper attempts to clarify what is meant by this “new species”.