Negative Utopia:The Inner Logic in Horkheimer's Criticism of Technology
By revealing the dark side of technocratic rule,Horkheimer points out that the logic of technocratic rule lies in the transformation of technology from a tool into an ideology.Positivism and instrumental rationality,as the concepts supporting technological domination,have become the targets of Horkheimer's technical criticism.However,influenced by the philosophy of pessimism,Horkheimer believes that the trend of technological domination is inevitable and that any struggle practice can only go to its own opposite and eventually grow into a new myth.Therefore,what he can only do is place his hope on the Messiah's theological salvation,which leads his technical criticism to eventually move towards"negative utopia".However,the negativity of his theoretical destiny cannot obliterate the critical nature of his thoughts.This critical spirit of ever-vigilance towards science and technology is particularly valuable for the construction of our current scientific and technological ethics.
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