Why did technology take so long to advance?

[Olivia Pope]

People concerned with knowledge were so wrapped up in the philosophies of Aristole and Plato that they couldn't imagine that there were other ways of thinking about the world. Once people started questioning status quo surrounding the great Greek philosophers then a more modern view of the world began to flourish.

Now wars did destroy some important ancient knowledge but we shouldn't forget the reality that many scientific advancements have happened because people were trying to find the most efficient way to kill other people.

Makes a lot of sense....never seen it that way....u answered my question.

 

[MMS]

People concerned with knowledge were so wrapped up in the philosophies of Aristole and Plato that they couldn't imagine that there were other ways of thinking about the world. Once people started questioning status quo surrounding the great Greek philosophers then a more modern view of the world began to flourish.

Now wars did destroy some important ancient knowledge but we shouldn't forget the reality that many scientific advancements have happened because people were trying to find the most efficient way to kill other people.

please explain this in detail

as if archimedes didnt contribute a great deal to physics and mathematics or the ancient sumerians and egyptians understanding seasons from studying astrology which led to higher yields in crop harvests

just because Aristotle and Plato were "philosophers" as in theyre focal points were not in creating "science" but understanding human ethics has no bearing on people as a whole creating technology

please explain how aristotle and plato have anything to do with "technology"



“Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.” -Archimedes-

 

[Tony_Siegel]

peep this movie!

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

1 has to happen before the other

This whole thread is ignorant, woat part is noone is joking

*takes talents back to The Gym*

the clown is strong in you.

 

[MMS]

the clown is strong in you.

says the guy who sells t-shirts

 

[Olivia Pope]

Hey fellas, please don't start arguing....it was a simple question. I didnt want to turn it into a debate

 

[THEANGEL&THEGAMBLER]

please explain this in detail

as if archimedes didnt contribute a great deal to physics and mathematics or the ancient sumerians and egyptians understanding seasons from studying astrology which led to higher yields in crop harvests

just because Aristotle and Plato were "philosophers" as in theyre focal points were not in creating "science" but understanding human ethics has no bearing on people as a whole creating technology

please explain how aristotle and plato have anything to do with "technology"



“Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.” -Archimedes-

In order for the scientific revolution to happen thinkers had to move beyond the idea that the Greek philosophers had the answers to everything. Certain Aristotelian and neoplatonic ideas became dogma to the degree that many ideas about the natural world went unquestioned. For example Aristole said the world was made up of 3 elements

 

[MMS]

Name one piece of technology invented by Aristotle

Ethics and moral philosophy=/= technology

You could maybe argue for modern political science and law but that isn't what this thread is about

Archimedes who lived in the same time frame is one of forefathers of modern naval technology and his principles still stand today and are used

In the quest for military power civilian tech has always benefitted even if not seen right away

Bronze IE paved the way for modern metallurgy and a precursor to the study of chemistry, and people began to question the "4 elements" idea

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

says the guy who sells t-shirts

you want one?

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

Name one piece of technology invented by Aristotle

Ethics and moral philosophy=/= technology

You could maybe argue for modern political science and law but that isn't what this thread is about

Archimedes who lived in the same time frame is one of forefathers of modern naval technology and his principles still stand today and are used

In the quest for military power civilian tech has always benefitted even if not seen right away

Bronze IE paved the way for modern metallurgy and a precursor to the study of chemistry, and people began to question the "4 elements" idea

I AGREE WITH THAT.

 

[Angel On The Rag]

it's hard to take mms seriously when he cant even take care of his own body and begs fat white bytches to take photos with him

anything you say holds no weight

 

[THEANGEL&THEGAMBLER]

Name one piece of technology invented by Aristotle

Ethics and moral philosophy=/= technology

You could maybe argue for modern political science and law but that isn't what this thread is about

Archimedes who lived in the same time frame is one of forefathers of modern naval technology and his principles still stand today and are used

In the quest for military power civilian tech has always benefitted even if not seen right away

Bronze IE paved the way for modern metallurgy and a precursor to the study of chemistry, and people began to question the "4 elements" idea

Philosophers dont just deal with political and ethical issues but also with the limitations of knowldege. How do we know something? How do we acquire knowldege? Those are the fundamental questions that impact on many disciplines. The question of the thread is how did we move so quickly to the technology of a modern aircraft carrier when the 16th century Galley had been relevent since the 8th century BC? That has to do with scientific revolution which impacted the way people thought about problems therefore accelerating the pace of change in a wide range of areas.That came not from completly doing away with what had come before but from breaking with dogma.

 

[MMS]

stop deflecting

there is a such thing as professional ethics, but it has little to do with how fast our knowledge has grown(except in the field of biology and medicine where in the olden times experiments were run on living people )

eitherway youre bullshytting breh, an aircraft carrier is wildly more advanced than a galley

hell a galley is 10x more advanced than a trireme(ramming boat) eitherway, technology especially with the advent of automated processes have increased our ability to not only work faster but to learn faster.

now see if you said that technology halted after the barbarians from east of the rhine came and crushed the buildings yeah i coulda agreed with you there, those tribes were not advanced whatsoever and it wasnt until hundreds of years later that science would be built upon again(atleast in Europe, in Asia no such problems)

but that has little to do with war and everything to do with how money(assets) had gone from being speculated extremely high(IE the romans) to being worth nothing(germans who have no use for the tech outside of the weapons)

moral philosophy has its place with determining ethics, but not really anything to do with the methods of learning new science(which often are mistakes)

dont confuse all greek "learned" men to be educated in all things just because you took one ethics class, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato etc were all great men

but to quote Socrates

"I know I am intelligent, because I know nothing" -Socrates-


he was deadass

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

MMSex, i really don't know what point you are trying to make here.
OP's question was "Why did technology take so long to advance?"
the answer is that technological advancements are exponential.
as time goes by, tech development develops faster because there is more to build upon.
we just happen to be living in the age of the transistor so we are experiencing change way
faster that any other generation before us.

do some research on Moore's Law.

 

[newworldafro]

there is a lot of technology that is available already..............but as I've read in many different sources, releasing certain tech would upset the balance of society as it is.............Food for Thought.....

Hence, technology, although you think its coming out and improving at a rapid pace is actually jut being slowly filtered out......like a stream of water, when their is a massive "great lake" of information/technology that is not being made available.

For example, for me what gets me, it just fuucking boggles my mind to no end ......HOW THE fukk do we NOT HAVE CARS THAT GO 50++ mpg.....I've yet to hear an explanation that says why the modern day automobile seems to improve like 3 mpg every 10 to 15 years......even with SUVs, not even talking about electric hybrids, though I like them......as non-engineer/mechanic.....I just can't believe that we can't get an 100 year old piece of technology to improve its mpg.....China actually has better mpg standards than the U.S. right now......