What Does Francis Mean Modern Anthropocentrism?

What is Francis’ attitude toward technology? What does he mean by the technocratic paradigm (101, 106-114)? Francis believes that technology has came to dominate modern-day society. He believes that it would be difficult to do without it. By the technocratic paradigm, he means that every aspect of society is controlled by technology. It would be useful it we limited our use of technology because it may lead to new achievements that cannot be attained by solely using technology.

How does Francis argue that “technological products are not neutral,” (107, 114) that “the technocratic paradigm also tends to dominate economic and political life” (109)? Francis argues that "technological products are not neutral" by saying that they are meant to

What would that look like? The broadened vision and a bold cultural revolution would result in a decrease in the use of technology. Without all the technology, we would be able to progress by being more healthy, more human, more social, and more integral. By limiting our use of technology, we would be able to recover the values and the great goals swept away by our unrestrained use of technology.

What does Francis mean by “modern anthropocentrism” (115)? Francis is trying to say that the intrinsic dignity of the world is compromised because humans fail to find their true place in the world and misunderstand themselves.

For Francis, “the present ecological crisis is one small sign of the ethical, cultural and spiritual crisis of modernity” (119). What does Francis mean by “practical relativism” (122) and cultural relativism (123)? By "practical relativism," Francis is trying to say that relativism rises because humans see everything as irrelevant unless it serves one's own immediate interests. By "cultural relativism," Francis is trying to say that it is the same disorder which drives one person to take advantage of another, to treat others as mere objects, imposing forced labor on them or enslaving them to pay their