The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Humanistic Reflection
Jong moon Lee · Consilience Humanities Society · 2022
Modern society is rapidly changing into a new technological environment based on cutting-edge science and technology and automation systems, and also the demand for awareness and responsiveness to the fourth industrial revolution is increasing not only in science and industry but also in various academic fields including the humanities. However, it will be difficult to be optimistic that the side effects of the operation of automated systems that have not yet been resolved and the legal and ethical problems that arise from them can be easily overcome. Therefore, rather than overly optimistic expectations for the progress of civilization according to the fourth industrial revolution, there should be parallel humanistic discussion and deep reflection on human consciousness and philosophy in the process of application and operation of science and technology.