mechanology
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- noun
- Specialized
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mecanología
- It was the literati from the National Film Board, for instance, who had been responsible for blocking the advances that mechanology might offer Canadian audiences because of their adherence to an outdated understanding of culture, one that denigrated technology and science.
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Le Moyne never viewed mechanology as a project he could realize on his own, recognizing that an array of knowledge and expertise would be necessary to bring about the broad social transformation he felt was necessary.
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Explaining the importance of these new modes of cultural expression (and the "reverie" in particular), he writes, "The study of machinic reveries must be a part of mechanology; it is indispensable to the total cultural integration of the machine."
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Laid low by a cripple... ...as the general so amusingly implied... ...and "mechanology."
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To this end, Le Moyne dedicated significant effort during these years to the foundation of a new discipline, a "science of machines," to be called mechanology ("Prolegomena" 4).
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At several points, he highlights the extent to which "integral humanism" might be made possible through the actualization of mechanology by showing that it is already present in the simplest and immediate experiences of technology.
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But having witnessed my use of mechanology thus far... ...don't you think I'd devise something for my lower body... ...that was hard-pumping and indefatigably steely?
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Arguing that mechanology should be included in grade school curricula like mathematics, he explained that spreading "the science, philosophy, and poetry of machines" was necessary for humans to enter into "creative synergy" with the products of modern science and technology ("Parenthse mcanologique" 32).
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Following a 1971 colloquium on mechanology he helped to organize in Paris that brought together a number of philosophers and scholars (but relatively few poets or artists), he wrote that his "formidable" role was to "make sure that the voice of poetry could be heard" (Letter to Roger Bodard n. pag.).
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The study of mechanology explores how machines function and their impact on society.
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Engineers often rely on mechanology to innovate and improve machinery in various industries.
Surface Forms
Morphology
mechanology = mechan + ology
This is a learned classical formation meaning 'study of machines', but the bound root mechan- is not a transparent standalone English word for most learners.
Etymology
The word mechanology comes from the Greek parts mechanē which means 'machine' and -logy which means 'study', like the -logy in biology. Think of a mechanic, someone who fixes machines, and the 'study' part, so mechanology is the study of machines and how they work.