▁deliber ation ▁and ▁citizens hip . ▁As ▁a ▁setting ▁for ▁dem ocr atic ▁culture , ▁Bar ney ▁suggests ▁that ▁technology ▁tends ▁to ▁make ▁eth ical ▁questions , ▁including ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁what ▁a ▁good ▁life ▁consists ▁in , ▁nearly ▁impossible ▁because ▁they ▁already ▁give ▁an ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁question : ▁a ▁good ▁life ▁is ▁one ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁technology . ▁ ▁Nik olas ▁Kom pr id is ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁new ▁technology , ▁such ▁as ▁gen etic ▁engineering , ▁nan ote chn ology , ▁synth etic ▁bi ology , ▁and ▁robot ics . ▁He ▁war ns ▁that ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁introduce ▁un pre ced ented ▁new ▁challeng es ▁to ▁human ▁be ings , ▁including ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁alter ation ▁of ▁our ▁bi ological ▁nature . ▁These ▁concerns ▁are ▁shared ▁by ▁other ▁philosoph ers , ▁scient ists ▁and ▁public ▁intellect uals ▁who ▁have ▁written ▁about ▁similar ▁issues ▁( e . g . ▁Francis ▁Fu ku y ama , ▁J ürgen ▁Hab erm as , ▁William ▁Joy , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Sand el ). ▁ ▁Another ▁prominent ▁critic ▁of ▁technology ▁is ▁Hub ert ▁D rey f us , ▁who ▁has ▁published ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁On ▁the ▁Internet ▁and ▁What ▁Comput ers ▁Still ▁Can ' t ▁Do . ▁ ▁A ▁more ▁inf am ous ▁anti - techn ological ▁treat ise ▁is ▁Indust rial ▁Society ▁and ▁Its ▁Future , ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁Un ab om ber ▁Ted ▁K acz yn ski ▁and ▁printed ▁in ▁several ▁major