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Plans are not morally neutral (both in good and bad directions) - The artefact is not independent of the user and his world. ‘If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail’ A gun transforms a person / world without guns. Don Ihde, Human-Technology-World relations Embodiment: (Human-Technology)-World Ex: Glasses The artefact is part of the Human [Toward Cyborgs] Hermeneutic: Human-(Technology-World) Ex: Thermometer The artefact is part of the world Alterity: Human-Technology-(World) Ex: Movies The real world is hidden. The artefact creates another reality which might or might not be connected to actual reality. Background: Human-(Technology)-World Ex: Electricity The technology is hidden and remains in the background, although we might perceive its outcomes. Technology Governance