Technology advances in Han and Roman societies
Many people throughout time had different outlooks or opinions on technological advances. The outlook differed on people in each civilization. According to written articles, civilizations either were for or against technology; in some cases, they had pro and con opinions depending on when, and/or who wrote the article on their attitude towards technology.
First, people had a favoring attitude towards technology. This means that people took the technology and made it useful rather than ignoring it. This is best demonstrated by History of the Early Han Dynasty, who says that the governor, who was appointed in 31 C.E., invented a water-powered-blowing-engine and it increased the amount of labor in a small amount of time. People took the invention and built on it and used it often. He says this because people enjoyed the fact that they did not have to work as much. This is further demonstrated by Huan Tan, an upper-class Han philosopher, by explaining the invention of pestle and mortar, and how the benefit was increased a hundredfold. Another man with a similar opinion is Plutarch, a Greek-born Roman citizen and high official, by describing how it was easier for people to mount their horses.
However, with positive attitudes, there comes some negative ones towards technology too. This means that people did not take the new inventions for granted and just ignored them. This is best demonstrated by Seneca, an upper-class Roman philosopher and adviser to Emperor Nero, who says that he believed that tools were not invented by wise men. He says this because it was not important to him and he did not pay attention to which invention came first. This is further explained by Huan Guan, a Han government official, who says that workers, before he wrote this, were able to produce with the tools they had their selves; but workers during the period when he was writing this, were forced to work with tools given to them by the state and they were crude. He says this because work
First, people had a favoring attitude towards technology. This means that people took the technology and made it useful rather than ignoring it. This is best demonstrated by History of the Early Han Dynasty, who says that the governor, who was appointed in 31 C.E., invented a water-powered-blowing-engine and it increased the amount of labor in a small amount of time. People took the invention and built on it and used it often. He says this because people enjoyed the fact that they did not have to work as much. This is further demonstrated by Huan Tan, an upper-class Han philosopher, by explaining the invention of pestle and mortar, and how the benefit was increased a hundredfold. Another man with a similar opinion is Plutarch, a Greek-born Roman citizen and high official, by describing how it was easier for people to mount their horses.
However, with positive attitudes, there comes some negative ones towards technology too. This means that people did not take the new inventions for granted and just ignored them. This is best demonstrated by Seneca, an upper-class Roman philosopher and adviser to Emperor Nero, who says that he believed that tools were not invented by wise men. He says this because it was not important to him and he did not pay attention to which invention came first. This is further explained by Huan Guan, a Han government official, who says that workers, before he wrote this, were able to produce with the tools they had their selves; but workers during the period when he was writing this, were forced to work with tools given to them by the state and they were crude. He says this because work