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| + | In 2014, the class was split into two sections: HTEC-A and HTEC-B. HTEC-B was taught by Daniel Estrada and [someone from HTEC-A fill this in]. HTEC-A was taught by Jon Lawhead and Naomi Dershowitz. Reading was pretty heavy and at times nigh unintelligible (I'm looking at you, Martin Heidegger!). This year, books read were ''Natural-Born Cyborgs'' by Andy Clark, ''Ant Encounters'' by Deborah Gordon, ''Cognitive Surplus'' by Clay Shirky, and ''The Shallows'' by Nicholas Carr. The last of these authors disagrees with the view of technology that the class and ''Cognitive Surplus'' promote; there are parallels to non-book media in class. Between classes, there are notable differences in what material is covered: HTEC-B, for example, read far more Aristotelian philosophy. Anyway, both HTEC-A and HTEC-B (otherwise referred to in the one chant as HTEC, what else) did some cool stuff when paired together, like setting the first standard to be broken for a Twitch Plays game (512 on 2048, harder than it seems when people like me have no idea what they're doing). | ||
| + | *note- please leave inter-class banter to a minimum, this page would otherwise quickly degenerate into crummy argument instead of a source of useful information. | ||
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Human Nature and Technology is a CTY Princeton course. Its course code is HTEC.
Course Description
- From the CTY course catalog:
This philosophy course explores the question of human nature in light of the extraordinary technological advancements of the 20 th century. Students examine how new modes of communication (e.g., the Internet), developments in biotechnology, developments in artificial intelligence and cybernetics, and modern devices of warfare (e.g., nuclear weapons), among others have affected and perhaps changed what it means to be human.
Class History
In 2014, the class was split into two sections: HTEC-A and HTEC-B. HTEC-B was taught by Daniel Estrada and [someone from HTEC-A fill this in]. HTEC-A was taught by Jon Lawhead and Naomi Dershowitz. Reading was pretty heavy and at times nigh unintelligible (I'm looking at you, Martin Heidegger!). This year, books read were Natural-Born Cyborgs by Andy Clark, Ant Encounters by Deborah Gordon, Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky, and The Shallows by Nicholas Carr. The last of these authors disagrees with the view of technology that the class and Cognitive Surplus promote; there are parallels to non-book media in class. Between classes, there are notable differences in what material is covered: HTEC-B, for example, read far more Aristotelian philosophy. Anyway, both HTEC-A and HTEC-B (otherwise referred to in the one chant as HTEC, what else) did some cool stuff when paired together, like setting the first standard to be broken for a Twitch Plays game (512 on 2048, harder than it seems when people like me have no idea what they're doing).
- note- please leave inter-class banter to a minimum, this page would otherwise quickly degenerate into crummy argument instead of a source of useful information.
