Abstract: From its unique perspective， philosophy of technology links the social nature and appearance with the development and revolution of technology. Given that information civilization is a specific stage of social development， it is essential that the characteristics of information civilization should be pinpointed from modern information technology. Both the basic characteristics of information culture and the general characteristics of information civilization are all rooted in information technology. The generation of information productivity， the superiority of information resources to material resources， the emergence of information economy， the coming of information consumption era， and the birth and widespread dissemination of information spirit all call for the interpretations of information technology use， which displays more abundantly the universal relation of “a specific technology creating a specific form of civilization”. In combination with the perspective of social construction of information technology， it comprehensively and profoundly enlightens us to deepen our understanding of the philosophy of information civilization.

Key words: information civilization, philosophy of technology, information technology