How does the concept of meaningful consent to societal change apply (or not) to these terms? If there is no meaningful consent, can we say that these changes have any legitimacy?
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Blog 3.
Published Nov 6. Due Nov 13, 9pm.
We’re looking for informed comment of about 450 words in which you deal with the topic in a way that demonstrates that you’ve worked with the source material—Dillon’s Introduction, and selected pages from Future of the Professions. So, in other words, you are expected to comment on the topic using selected quotes from the sources.
Normally, the value you receive for your work depends on the closeness of your comments to the source material. Bringing in outside information, or using your own opinion to the exclusion of source text s is usually grounds for failing the assignment.
Topic: Dillon’s explanation in the Introduction goes through the ideas of social contract and rights. Her comments reference the ideas of a social contract. This implies the view that societal change cannot happen without the meaningful consent of the members of that society.
In the Susskinds’ book, in Ch 3 there are mentions of terms and phrases associated with technological change. “Proactive” and “transformation” and sometimes “transformation by technology” are examples. How does the concept of meaningful consent to societal change apply (or not) to these terms? If there is no meaningful consent, can we say that these changes have any legitimacy?
Skills useful to this blog.
1. Find a relevant quote or phrase to describe Dillon’s view of consent and rights in the Introduction. Make sure you can use it to put the Susskinds’ comments on technological change in perspective.
2. Look for occurrences of terms I mentioned above. Collect as many as you can. Put them in a chart.
3. When you review your list of occurrences, apply the definition of consent and rights you’ve taken from Dillon.
4. In a short paragraph, 80 words perhaps, respond succinctly to the topic question: how does (or not) the concept of meaningful consent apply?
5. You may have 15-20 words left for a comment on legitimacy.
