Abstract: As one of the greatest technology philosophers in humanism， Ortega y Gasset is unique in making a point that the mankind and his technological practice are consistent with the demand “to live well” (el bienestar). By turning to an analysis of the relationship between technological practice and human life， he points out that good technological practice of making man a man is the ethical practice for realizing the virtues of good life. His discussion on the ethical value of technological practice and good life goes beyond the quest of what is modern technology and what is human life， and turns to what the relationship between the two should be. Accordingly， the focus of traditional humanistic technological philosophy moves from the debates on modern technological utopia or dystopia to the ways of making modern technological developments better serve human life. Meanwhile， Ortega's historical theory based on “la minoría selecta y las masas” interactions could inspire more current research on the ways to realize a good life in the technological age.

Key words: Ortega y Gasset, technological practice, good life, ethical value