Three Dimensions of Techno-Ethics from the Perspective of Philosophy of Technology

Abstract

Current approaches in techno-ethics, typically grounded in normative ethics, often reduce the field to the application of abstract and delayed ethical principles, limiting their capacity for effective critique of technological practices. This paper draws on postphenomenology, the model of skill acquisition, and the philosophy of cosmotechnics to critique both the limitations of normative approaches and the partial achievements of moral materialization theory. While moral materialization, inspired by postphenomenology, bridges the technology-morality divide at the level of concrete action, it can homogenize technological regulation. To address this, we propose a three-dimensional framework: (1) moral materialization at the behavioral level (postphenomenology), (2) the cultivation of virtue at the individual level based on the model of skill acquisition, and (3) technological-moral diversity at the cultural level rooted in cosmotechnics. These interrelated levels reveal the mutual constitution of technology and morality, establishing a techno-ethical research framework that is both theoretically robust and practically applicable.