Again, Han had an approving approach to technology in contrast to the rather negative views of the Romans. In History of the Early Han Dynasty, Tu Shih a governor of Nanyang, was described as a very supportive and popular person among the common people. Tu Shih had invented a water-powered blowing engine for the casting of iron agricultural implements that allowed people to enjoy great benefit for little labor. The book also says that the invention was widely adopted and used. This book doesn’t say much about technology but it shows that it was embraced by the common people and had beneficial values. Unlike Han, the Roman political leader Cicero takes a very degrading view of technology. He specifically bashes on the craftworkers, saying that the jobs hired workers took on are vulgar and unbecoming to a gentleman. According to him, all craftsmen spend their time in vulgar occupations and no workshop would have enlightening about it. This proves that Cicero believed there was nothing that men who made technology should be proud of, which contrasted greatly with Han
Again, Han had an approving approach to technology in contrast to the rather negative views of the Romans. In History of the Early Han Dynasty, Tu Shih a governor of Nanyang, was described as a very supportive and popular person among the common people. Tu Shih had invented a water-powered blowing engine for the casting of iron agricultural implements that allowed people to enjoy great benefit for little labor. The book also says that the invention was widely adopted and used. This book doesn’t say much about technology but it shows that it was embraced by the common people and had beneficial values. Unlike Han, the Roman political leader Cicero takes a very degrading view of technology. He specifically bashes on the craftworkers, saying that the jobs hired workers took on are vulgar and unbecoming to a gentleman. According to him, all craftsmen spend their time in vulgar occupations and no workshop would have enlightening about it. This proves that Cicero believed there was nothing that men who made technology should be proud of, which contrasted greatly with Han