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technocentrism

technocentrism noun: the ideology that advocates the use of technology to try to answer all questions.

Noun

technocentrism (uncountable)

  1. The ideology that advocates the use of technology to try to answer all questions.

Origin of technocentrism

Blend of techno- + egocentrism, coined by Seymour Papert in 1987.

Questions about technocentrism

What does technocentrism mean?
Technocentrism means the ideology that advocates the use of technology to try to answer all questions.
What part of speech is technocentrism?
Technocentrism is a noun.

Words near technocentrism in the dictionary

  1. technocenosis
  2. technocentric
  3. technocentrically
  4. technocentricity
  5. technocentrics
  6. technocentrism
  7. technochemical
  8. technochemistry
  9. technocide
  10. technocomplex
  11. technocomplexes

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