(M) The Question Concerning Technology Flashcards
He is a well-known German philosopher who examined the two usual definitions of technology: means to an end and a human activity.
Martin Heidegger
What are the two usual definitions of technology that Heidegger examined?
- Means to an end
- A human activity
What are the three big ideas of Heidegger about Human Existence?
- Human Existence
- All Beings are connected
- We forgot to be free and live for ourselves
This views technology as means to an end; technology will be judged as either good or bad based on the value given to the product based on its use and effect to the society
Aristotelianism
Who is the key person of Aristoteliaism?
Aristotle
To him, technology is organizing of techniques in order to meet the demand that is being posed by humans
Aristotle
Who is the key person in Technological Pessimism?
Jacques Ellul
This view holds that although technology is progressive and beneficial in many ways, it is also doubtful.
Technological Pessimism
This view holds that technology has become the way of life and a framework which humans cannot escape.
Technological Pessimism
This view is supported by people who believe that technology can alleviate all the difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come.
Technological Optimism
Refers to the philosophy that technology is the supreme authority on everything
Technocratism
The main concern of this view is the existence or the mode of being of someone or something which is governed by the norm of authenticity
Existentialism
Who is known as a supporter of Existentialism?
Heidegger
To him, the real essence of technology lies in enframing: the gathering of the setting upon which challenges man to bring the unconcealed to unconcealment, and this is a continuous revealing
Martin Heidegger
This view basically investigates the meaning of existence or being and is always faced with the selection must make with which the existent will commit himself to
Existentialism
Enumerate Aristotle’s Four Causes
- Causa Materialis
- Causa Formalis
- Causa Efficiens
- Causa Finalis
Refers to the material by which the silver chalice was made of: silver
Causa Materialis or the Material Cause
Refers to the form or the shape that gave the silver chalice its image
Causa Formalis or the Formal Cause
Refers to the purpose or the primary use by which the silver chalice was made for: to be used during the Holy Communion as a vessel for the wine that represents the blood of Christ
Causa Finalis or the Final Cause
Refers to the agent that has caused for the silver chalice to come about: the silversmith
Causa Efficiens or the Efficient Cause
What does Das Sein mean?
being
What does Das Nichts mean?
nothing
What does Geworfenheit mean?
Throwness
Bringing forth of something is termed?
Poeisis
