Spatiotemporal Phenomenology of Disruptive Technological Innovations in Future Industries

Abstract

Future industries are crucial in shaping new productive forces, and their development highly depends on innovation breakthroughs in disruptive technologies. However, the current basic research and technological innovation capabilities of China are still weak, which lies in the failure to grasp the fundamental laws of technological innovation activities from a philosophical perspective. This study employs the analytical methods of phenomenological eidetic reduction and transcendental reduction to explore the complex philosophical issues underlying the bottleneck of disruptive technological innovation. It traces the lineage of technical philosophy and scientific philosophy, clarifies the dialectical relationship between modern technology and scientific research, and projects the problem of technological innovation into the realm of fundamental spatiotemporal categories. The study reveals that the traditional dynamical spatiotemporal perspective adheres to a mind-body dualistic philosophical thought, viewing space and time as abstract concepts transcending any frame of reference, thereby neglecting the crucial role played by the body and practical activities. Therefore, this study integrates modern science with the theory of spatiotemporal phenomenology to promote the reconstruction of spatiotemporal dimensions characterized by data representation, knowledge flow, and embodied coupling. It actively responds to the strategic needs of future industries and the logical framework of science, establishing an evolutionary framework for future scientific research paradigms termed technological science, intelligent science, and embodied science. It incorporates systems science methodologies to construct a disruptive technological innovation system characterized by engineering application, intelligent integration, and embodied collaboration. Furthermore, based on the quadruple phenomenon structure of philosophy – science – technology–industry and the engineering innovation strategy of new quality–new knowledge, three development recommendations are proposed: establishment of special working groups, enhancement of service support mechanisms, and promotion of technological innovation capabilities of enterprises.

Keywords

• future industry
• new productive forces
• disruptive technological innovation
• spatiotemporal phenomenology
• spatiotemporal perspective
• embodiment