Review of Book: Technology, Social Change and Human Behavior Influence for Impact. (2021). Walther, C., Cham, Switzerland. Macmillan Editorial. ISBN: 978-3-030-70001-0 / ISBN: 978-3-030-70002-7 (eBook)

Claudia Andrea Petrone ()
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Claudia Andrea Petrone: National University of Lomas de Zamora

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 5, No 36, 3217-3220

Abstract: Abstract The huge impact of technology on people and institutions cannot be denied. More than often, this influence seems to have negative effects on them. However, the proposal of Social Change and Human Behavior Influence for impact brings some new light on this issue: What if society were to enable its members to attain their desired goals by means of the creation and use some technology that made it possible? The central argument of this book is: humankind can take a qualitative leap to nurture people’s quality of life, and thus arrive at a state of Augmented Humanity (AH), if all humans were to understand that individual well-being is the cause and consequence of collective well-being. And technology can contribute to the realization of the AH, if those who design and use it do justice to their own capacity for generosity, compassion, honesty and courage.

Date: 2022
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