HUMAN BEINGS AND SCIENCE–TECHNOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN SUBJECTIVITY, TECHNOLOGICAL RATIONALITY, AND HUMANISTIC DEVELOPMENT

This paper examines the relationship between human beings and science–technology in the digital age from a philosophical perspective. It argues that digital technologies have evolved beyond mere tools to become a new environment shaping human cognition, labor, communication, and identity. While technological advances enhance creativity, knowledge access, and social development, they also generate challenges such as digital inequality, algorithmic dependence, privacy risks, and human alienation. The paper analyzes these issues through ontological, epistemological, ethical, and social-philosophical perspectives. It proposes a human-centered approach to science and technology development, emphasizing human dignity, freedom, responsibility, and justice as fundamental values. In the context of Vietnam, the study highlights the importance of integrating digital transformation with human development, digital ethics education, and digital citizenship in building a humane digital society.