technological imperative
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftechnologicalandimperative
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technological
adjective
uk/ˌtek.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌtek.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to, or ...
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imperative
noun
uk/ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/us/ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
languagespecialized
the form of a verb that is usually used for ...
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(Definition oftechnologicalandimperativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftechnological imperative
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She focuses especially on the "technologicalimperativeand rescue medicine" that may lead to inappropriate action.
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Thetechnologicalimperativeappears to be integrated in our reasoning in a wide variety of ways.
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So far, thetechnologicalimperativehas been discussed in relation to reduced responsibility.
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There is also another way in which the unknown can result in atechnologicalimperative.
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Thus, this eagerness to apply technology can be interpreted as atechnologicalimperativein health care.
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Similar reasoning ultimately resides behind thetechnologicalimperativethat is part of contemporary biotechnology.
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It would be hard to find any stronger knock-down phrasing for thetechnologicalimperative.
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We would be subject to a personifiedtechnologicalimperative.
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What then, does this obligation mean with regard to thetechnologicalimperative?
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On the other hand, patients also appear to be subject to thetechnologicalimperative, because they cannot refuse opportunities that are offered to them.
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A self-imposed submission to atechnologicalimperativein terms of neglected responsibility can be extremely dangerous.
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If, however, technology is regarded as an inescapable necessity, we might be reluctant to conclude that we are subject to atechnologicalimperative(37).
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On the individual level, what has been conceived of as atechnologicalimperativewas explained by personal motives.
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This imperative can, however, be explained by a displacement of responsibility to the proximate organizational level, and is not atechnologicalimperative.
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Even more, if thetechnologicalimperativeis identified with the notion of the incomprehensibility of technology (26), then there certainly is atechnologicalimperative.
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This can be another way of explaining thetechnologicalimperative.
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Thus, there are both a vast variety of descriptions of thetechnologicalimperativeand many explanations of it.
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They reduce the institution's responsibility, and in relation to technology, this can be conceived of as atechnologicalimperative.
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In other words, thetechnologicalimperativecan be explained in terms of particular interests.
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For instance, iftechnologicalimperativeis conceived of as technology being a powerful factor in the development of health care, it becomes hard to reject.
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