Philosophical reflections on technique and ethics

A philosophical reflection examines the relationship between technique and ethics, using Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ as a central metaphor for cognitive revolution and enlightenment.

Drawing on Arthur C. Clarke’s narrative and Platonic concepts of light and knowledge, the text explores how the pursuit of wisdom and the mastery of nature are linked to human development. It references the myth of Prometheus from Plato’s ‘Protagoras’ to discuss the evolution of intelligence and the capacity for humans to shape their own destiny through cognitive power.