Technology Quotes

From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.

12000 quotes

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"Technology should serve humanity, not enslave it."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Technology is merely a tool; the human spirit remains the true measure of progress."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Technology is the realization of human will in nature."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"The bourgeoisie have subjected nature to human will in an unprecedented way."
Marx, Karl
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"The printing press was the first instrument of mass cultural production."
Marx, Karl
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"Technology is the application of science to practical problems."
Kant, Immanuel
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"The advancement of technology should be guided by moral principles."
Kant, Immanuel
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"Technology is humanity's mastery over natural necessity."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"The steam engine is the expression of modern consciousness."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"Technology is a means, not an end; the end is always human flourishing."
Mill, John Stuart
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"Technology serves humanity best when it remains transparent and accountable."
Mill, John Stuart
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"The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the production of destructive instruments."
Marx, Karl
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"Modern bourgeois society is like a sorcerer unable to control the powers he has called up."
Marx, Karl
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"Technology is the manifestation of the human spirit's desire to shape nature."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"The greatest inventions are those which improve the condition of human life."
Hume, David
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"Technology is the objectification of human reason."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being."
Mill, John Stuart
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"Technology is but a tool; it is the mind that gives it purpose."
Berkeley, George
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"Technology should serve humanity, not enslave it."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Technology amplifies human capability."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Technology extends human capacity and shortens suffering."
Spinoza, Baruch
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"Technology is a tool; wisdom is how we use it."
Maimonides
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"Technology is a tool; wisdom is in how we use it."
Avicenna
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"Technological advancement without moral progress leads to destruction."
Maimonides
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"Technology should serve humanity, not dominate it."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Technology is a mirror reflecting our values."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Technology is merely a tool; wisdom in its use is what matters."
Hume, David
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"Technology amplifies human capability both for good and ill."
Descartes, René
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"Technology is a tool; the soul must remain the master."
Al-Ghazali
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"Technology should serve humanity's higher purposes, not diminish them."
Al-Ghazali