Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

STS 101 > MT Topic 1: Technology as a Way of Revealing > Flashcards

MT Topic 1: Technology as a Way of Revealing Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Physics 101 flashcards Psychology 101 flashcards Chemistry 101 flashcards Biology 101 flashcards Organic Chemistry 101 flashcards Sociology 101 flashcards
1
Q

development of science and technology

A

human civilization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

bearer and beneficiary of science and technology

A

human person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

pursuit of good life (acquire, consume, destroy)

A

human person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q
  • part of human life
  • merits reflective and mediative thinking
  • gives meaning to life
A

science and technology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

makes human lives easier because they serve as means to an end

A

tools

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

cure and prevention for diseases

A

medical research

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

“The essence of technology is by no means anything technological”.

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

German Philosopher of the 20th century who opposes positivism

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

is a philosophical school that holds that all genuine knowledge is either true by definitions or positive—meaning derived by reason

A

positivism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Martin Heidegger’s work was focused on _____

A

ontology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

ontology

A

the study of being or dasein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Martin Heidegger’s popular works

A
  1. Seinsvergessenheit (Forgetfulness of being)
  2. Bodenstandigkeit (Rootedness in soil)
  3. Wesensverfassung (Essential constitution)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

2 definitions of technology

A
  1. Instrumental (technology is a means to an end)
  2. Anthropological (technology is a human activity)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

technology is viewed as a tool and varies in usage

A

instrumental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

technology is an instrument aimed at getting things done

A

instrumental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

human activity to achieve an end

A

anthropological

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

production of technological equipment, tools, and machine and the purpose and function they serve

A

anthropological

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

questions technologies and see beyond people’s common understanding of it

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

technology is a means to an end (instrumentum) and is a human activity

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Stressed that the “true” can be pursued through the “correct”

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

what is correct leads to what is true

A

Martin Heidegger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

he envisioned technology as a way of revealing - or a mode of bringing forth

A

Martin Heidegger

23
Q

the act of bringing something out of concealment; thus, the truth of that something is revealed

A

Poiesis

24
Q

unclosedness, disclosuree or truth

A

Aletheia

25
Q

a form of poesis- a way of revealing that unconceals aletheia or the truth

A

technology

26
Q

challenges nature by extracting something from it and transforming, storing, and distributing it

A

modern technology

27
Q

a challenging forth

A

modern technology

28
Q

it is a mode of revealing but not as harmonious as poesis

A

modern technology

29
Q

Heidegger considered modern technology as a process of _______

A

enframing

30
Q

a way of looking or ordering at reality

A

enframing

31
Q

is placed in a box or frame to better understamd it and controlled according to people’s desire

A

nature

32
Q

challenges humans to enframe nature

A

modern technology

33
Q

become part of the standing reserve and an instrument of technology

A

human

34
Q

the role of human to take instruments of technology through enframing is called ________

A

destining

35
Q

a system is placed in nature to be understood better and controlled

A

calculative thinking

36
Q

nature is observed and left to reveal itself without forcing it

A

meditative thinking

37
Q

remarked that it is boastful for humans to think that nature needs to be saved, whereas Mother Nature would remain even if humans cease to exist

A

Paulo Coelho

38
Q

in facing the dangers of technology, the fear of disappearing from the face of the earth should concern people more than the fear of earth disappearing

A

Paulo Coelho

39
Q

people must not allow themselves to be consumed by technology to prevent losing the essence of who they are as human beings

A

Paulo Coelho

40
Q

“But where danger is, grows the saving power also.”

A

Friedrich Holderlin

41
Q

proposed art as the saving power and the way out of enframing

A

Martin Heidegger

42
Q

the saving power and the way out of enframing

A

art

43
Q

art as an act of mind

A

Martin Heidegger

44
Q

art encourages humans to think less from a calculative standpoint

A

Martin Heidegger

45
Q

encourages humans to think less from a calculative standpoint

A

art

46
Q

use meditative thinking where nature is seen in an art

A

Martin Heidegger

47
Q

ART as a saving power (Important)

A

Pause, think and question

48
Q

associated with being religious

A

Piety

49
Q

thinking brings forth insight to things that we don’t fully understand

A

Piety

50
Q

allows human to be able to reassess their position not only in the midst of technology around them, but also in the grand scheme of things

A

questioning

51
Q

clarified the concept of technology from the ancient, modern, and contemporary period

A

Martin Heidegger

52
Q

in the _______ period, technology was viewed from its essence while modernity shaped technology as enframing that posted a danger to nature

A

ancient

53
Q

provides us a new perspective on how we relate with technology from art and questioning thought

A

Technology as a way of reaveling

STS 101 (14 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions