This article argues that the most widely disseminated reading of Lafitte’s writings, which aligns his proposals for ‘mechanology’ with cybernetics, overlooks the broader ethical and social project to which he hoped his ideas would contribute. It is shown that the purpose of mechanology articulated by Lafitte was the development of an ethical relation to machines, a theme he developed in his later publications. It is argued that Lafitte’s position resonates with positions taken by contemporary works focused on the renewal of a critical approach to the philosophy of technology, particularly those that seek to transform the relationship between humans and the natural world.

本文认为，拉菲特著作的传播最为广泛，使他的“机械学”建议与控制论保持一致，却忽视了他希望他的思想能够为之广泛的道德和社会项目。结果表明，拉菲特阐明的机械学目的是发展与机器的伦理关系，这是他在后来的出版物中提出的主题。有人认为，拉菲特的立场与当代作品所采取的立场是共鸣的，这些立场侧重于更新对技术哲学的批判方法，特别是那些寻求改变人类与自然世界之间关系的方法。