Tecnología, desarrollo y democracia: hacia otra artificialidad posible

This paper is meant to inform about some basic issues in connection with the current reflection on technology. These are: (i) the presence of elements which can not be decided; (ii) the necessity, in consequence, of assuming a position; (iii) the importance of integrating the diversity of social actors involved, facing the dominance of the experts in the issue; (iv) the anti-hegemonic character of the fight for technological reform; (v) the urge for a search of alternative rationality on a democratic basis. Finally, it highlights the relevance of teaching technology from the first years of for...