This-essay is a7606081.htm which is available at the web-site www.essayz.com. See more notes at the bottom. Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay By-Months By-Years By-Words Webs of Like-&-Un-Like ESSAYS <==> Like-&-UN-Like This-One ========================================================== %NEW METHODS 760608 In a technocratic society the existence of a problem is taken to indicate a need for new methods. It is assumed that the problem exists because of the use of inadequate methods, outdated methods, or inappropriate methods. The problem is thus converted into discovering new and more appropriate methods. It is generally assumed that people can remain the same and successfully participate in the use of the new and more appropriate methods. The people are assumed to be unchanging, while using changing methods. The essence of a revolutionary society is assumed to be in the revolution of methodology. The problems---created by the adoption of any new methodology are to be solved by the adoption of new methodology---in an endless chain of progress. Technocrats might well examine their most basic assumptions. Is it enough to seek new methods? Might it also be essential to seek the way to help people become new? Might the essence of the problem---lie within the people, rather than within their methodology, their techniques? Might the problem---lie in motives, rather than in methods? The origins of problems may be found in inappropriate self-images, self-conceptions, and desires. Is it logical to think that any mix of self- images, self-conceptions, and desires---can be fulfilled by the appropriate choice of methodology and technique? Has anyone ever proven scientifically that any pattern of human desires can be satisfied scientifically? Why then is that view so often taken for granted? Scientist and technician tend to view themselves as the cause of change, not the focus of change. Their activities rarely give consideration to the role of revolutionary changes in themselves as persons. As a consequence they produce objective changes which confront unchanging technocrats with situations---which cannot be dealt with without revolutionary personal change on the part of the technocrats. In such a situation technocratic ways of coping are counter-productive, producing increasing problems(dilemmas?) which motivate technocrats to undertake further counter-productive efforts. It is not new methods, but new and renewed people which are needed. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in www.essayz.com Search for Integrity and Honesty (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================
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