To Be or Not To Be a Behaviorist? Facial Recognition Systems and Critical Knowledge

Tenth IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, 2008. ISM 2008:597-601 (2008)
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Abstract

In this paper, we assess the possibility of a critical knowledge of technology. In the case of facial recognition systems, 'FRS', we argue that behaviorism underlies this technology, and analyze the debate about behaviorism to show the lack of consensus about its theoretical foundations. In particular we analyze the structure of knowledge generated by FRS as affected by a technological behaviorism. Our last point is a suggestion to use the concept of dasiacritical knowledgepsila, which we borrow from Ladriere, to question and challenge the technological finalities and the foundational scientific theory underlying FRS.

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Mathieu Cornelis
University of Namur

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