They share the assumption that technology must not be understood merely as a tool of modern life, but as an active agent in its own right that constitutively intervenes in cultural processes.
The focus of the institute's work is therefore on the application and further development of current theoretical approaches, such as the "Agency Theory", i.e. the "Actor Network Theory".
www.goethe.deGemeinsame Prämisse ist, Technik nicht bloß als Werkzeug moderner Lebenswelt zu begreifen, sondern als eigene Handlungsmacht, die konstitutiv in Kulturprozesse eingreift.
Dazu liegt der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit des Kollegs auf der Verwendung und Weiterentwicklung aktueller Theorieansätze, wie die "Agency-Theorie" bzw. der "Actor-Network-Theory".
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