Technocracy in contemporary scientific, legal, and administrative work

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/39ans415

Keywords:

science, applied research, technological change, organization change

Abstract

The essay reflects on the importance assigned to techniques in research work and in everyday social relations, which were structured by the mechanicism of Isaac Newton (1643-1727), principles that were supposed to have the capacity to understand
all phenomena, the world and the universe. Far from being forgotten or being part of the history of science, they have been revitalized, not only by George Berkeley (1685-1753), but also by the extraordinary growth and expansion of techniques in the present globalized world, both in the productive, mercantile and financial fields and in all services in society. Likewise, mechanicism is present in the regulations, controls and legal and administrative determinations in social relations, as well as in the establishment of mechanistic patterns in the work of science and research. These tendencies paradoxically predict superiority over their creators and the achievements of humanity. These tendencies paradoxically predict superiority towards their creators and the achievements of humanity.

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Author Biography

  • Juan A. Huaylupo Alcázar, Investigador independiente, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica.

    Peruvian–Costa Rican. Holds a PhD in Economics with an emphasis on Economic Policy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and a PhD in Communication and Peace from the University for Peace, United Nations, Costa Rica. He earned a Master of Science in Social Sciences from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Mexico, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru.

    He is currently retired and participates as a lecturer in academic activities. He served as Advisor to the Rector of the University of Costa Rica from 2012 to 2020, and as a full professor and researcher at the University of Costa Rica from 1985 to 2020.

    Among his most recent publications are: “Reflections on Democracy and Elections,” Revista Espiga, vol. 20, no. 42 (2021), and “The Paradoxes of Employment and Wages in the Labor Society,” Pacarina del Sur. Revista de Pensamiento Crítico Latinoamericano, no. 42 (2020). His areas of interest include organizational theory and analysis, epistemology and scientific research, international and economic relations, economic policy, and public policy.

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Published

2025-11-24

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No. 188 (2025): Work, rights and collective organization in the 21st century (April-June, 2025)

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How to Cite

Technocracy in contemporary scientific, legal, and administrative work. (2025). Revista De Ciencias Sociales, 188, 163-182. https://doi.org/10.15517/39ans415