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*incapable of being avoided or evaded <an inevitable outcome>
*incapable of being avoided or evaded <an inevitable outcome>
==Inevitability Thesis==
==Inevitability Thesis==
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Determinism]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Determinism '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Determinism]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Determinism '''''this link'''''].</center>
An [[idea]] in the [[philosophy]] of [[technology]] stating that once a technology is introduced into a [[culture]] that what follows is inevitable [[development]] of that technology. This development occurs not because it is of [[determinism]] but because we are able to pursue it and it seems like the right [[thing]] to do. This idea is often referred to as the ''technological imperative''. This development can occur with little [[thought]] or input from [[society]]. This idea is often used in the [[conversation]] about technological determinism but these two concepts are clearly [[different]]. [[Determinism]] is a much broader and stricter way of looking at [[cause]]s of social, cultural and [[political]] development (Chandler).
An [[idea]] in the [[philosophy]] of [[technology]] stating that once a technology is introduced into a [[culture]] that what follows is inevitable [[development]] of that technology. This development occurs not because it is of [[determinism]] but because we are able to pursue it and it seems like the right [[thing]] to do. This idea is often referred to as the ''technological imperative''. This development can occur with little [[thought]] or input from [[society]]. This idea is often used in the [[conversation]] about technological determinism but these two concepts are clearly [[different]]. [[Determinism]] is a much broader and stricter way of looking at [[cause]]s of social, cultural and [[political]] development (Chandler).
