The Ben Wood Johnson Podcast

This Podcast continues our previous discussion about the role of technology in human survival. (Previously published on May 29, 2018)

This Podcast is a bit personal. But it is not a repudiation of any person in particular. It is not a repudiation of a country. Dr. Johnson talks about the effects of racism in society. Dr. Johnson delineates the nature of racism.

Are men rational beings? This is an interesting question. It is also a question, which most people would answer in the affirmative. In this Podcast, however, I beg to differ. When we speak of rationality, what do we mean? The term rationality implies a certain logic or reason in the way men are in their world.

This podcast talks about technology. It is a six-part series that explores the concept commonly known as technology. (Previously published on May 20, 2018)

Introducing Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre is a household name. He was born in 1905 and died in 1980. The influence of his works is still palpable in the world today. The Sartrean model impregnated the field of philosophy. The Sartrean approach to human existence is known as “Existentialism.”

Are men in charge of their world? One of the key things we must understand about the notion of rationality is the idea that men are in charge of their world. Whatever men do, they say, is a "choice." Thereby, men are sentient actors in their world.

Survival is the foundation of human existence. A person could not exist unless he can subsist. The individual could not subsist unless he has the tools and the techniques, which would allow him to maintain his existence beyond chance. That is why technology is important for human survival.

When we hear the term war, what usually comes to mind is a battlefield where one man goes after another. It is where one family goes after another. It is where one nation goes after another. But is there something else to the concept? Dr. Johnson says yes.

What is Technology? This podcast discusses the purpose of technology. It sets the stage for the next podcast, which examines the role of technology in human survival. This podcast is the second installment of a series of entries about the nature of technology.

This Podcast is part of a series of recordings about the nature of technology. This installment examines the role of nature in the creation of technology. It also examines the degree to which society hampers technology. The arguments presented in this monologue suggest that society is under control.

This installment is part of a series of discussions about the essence of technology in the world. The debate centers on the notion that the man is a slave. He is limited; he is restricted. Society hampers his survival.

This is the final installment of our series of podcasts about technology. This episode dissects technology by examining how society makes it impossible for the being to survive. As echoed in previous episodes, the being may have no alternatives but to adhere to already approved technologies to survive.

What is “rights”? This is a fundamental question, which various thinkers and philosophers alike have asked their selves, but very few have been able to answer. Certainly, humanity has a good understanding about the notion itself.

In this podcast, Dr. Johnson examines the term "Technology" from a philosophical lens. He echoes that a technology is not perforce an invention. Rather, it could be a trove, which would allow the person in possession of that knowledge (the know-how) or that skill to further a person's Beingness in the world. Dr. Johnson argues that technology is the essence of human survival.

This is the introduction of the Podcast.

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There is an argument to be made that being a teacher automatically puts the individual in a leadership position. But not all teachers understand their place or their role within a school system as leaders.