Scientificalization and Technologization of Contemporary Society: A Preparatory Ground for World War III
- May 19, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Philosophy
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Ignatius Nnaemeka Onwuatuegwu PhD
Philosophy Department, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria
Abstract:- The 21st century has been mesmerized by unprecedented growth in science and technology, as well as its aggressive penetration into areas which it formally lacked applicability. Just as in other aspects of modern society, the 21st century has seen an increased use of science and technological innovations in the pursuance and maintenance of world peace. Most benefits have been accrued from the use of technological innovations such as satellite technologies, Global Positioning System (GPS), unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) among others in keeping surveillance on potential war sources or countries, to prevent the unexpected outbreak of war. There have also been growth in development, acquisition, and use of science and tech-powered ammunition and weapons such as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and other war ammunitions such as drones, guns, among others with the primary intent of maintaining peace within a country as well as in the world in its entirety. Ironically, while the 21st century is praised for the technological revolution and sophistication in armoury which was assumed would increase stability and world peace, however, this quite the irony, as the century have been ridden by wars of different scales, hostility and large scale violence within and between nations; the century has also gained herself the status of “an age of war”. This study, therefore,is set to explore the possible threat to world peace as well as an impending potential outbreak of nuclear war due to the aggressive adoption of science and technology in the development of war ammunition and weapons of mass destructions such as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
Keywords: Science, Technology, World War III, Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, Weapon
I. INTRODUCTION
The 21stcentury has been mesmerized by unprecedented growth in science and technology, as well as its aggressive penetration into areas which it formally lacked applicability. Science,according to Muhammad et al. (2013), is a logical venture which defines and presents knowledge in a manner that permits the verification of assumptions, as well as aid explanation of events taking place in the physicalworld. Science is an embodiment of knowledge, and ideas that are reliable and are not a deficit of rational and logical explanations (Muhammad et al., 2013); technology, on the other hand, is concerned with the hands-on application of scientific knowledge (Merriam-Webster, 2020).
