Technology as a Way of Revealing Flashcards

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The development of science and technology

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Human Civilization

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Bearer and beneficiary of science and technology

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Human Person

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Pursuit of good life (acquire, consume, destroy)

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Human Person

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Pursuit of good life (__________, __________,__________)

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Acquire, Consume, Destroy

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Part of human life

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Science and Technology

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Merits reflective and meditative thinking

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Science and Technology

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Gives meaning to life

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Science and Technology

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To appreciate the fruits of science and technology = ___________________ has to be examined

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great impact to society

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

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Tools: Gadgets, machines, appliances and vehicles

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Cure and prevention for diseases

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Medical Research

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

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Martin Heidegger

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German philosopher of the 20th century

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Martin Heidegger

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Philosophical school that holds that all genuine
knowledge is either true by definition or positive-meaning derived by reason

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Positivism

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What did Martin Heidegger oppose?

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Positivism

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Martin Heidegger’s political affiliation

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NAZI Party -1933

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Martin Heidegger’s controversial event

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Dismissal in University of Freiburg (1949) - 1951

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Martin Heidegger’s philosophical work was often obscured by his ______________

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Political Affiliation

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Heidegger’s work was focused on __________ or the study of “__________” or “__________” ni German

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ontology; being; dasein

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“Seinsvergessenheit”

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Forgetfulness of Being

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“Bodenstandigkeit”

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Rootedness in Soil

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“Wesensverfassung”

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Essential Constitution

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Technology is a means to an end

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Instrumental

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Technology is a human activity

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Anthropological

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Technology is viewed as a tool and varies in usage

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Technological Definition

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Technology is an instrument aimed at getting things done
Instrumental Definition
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Examples are Microscope, RT PCR, Thermal cycler
Instrumental Definition
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Human activity to achieve an end
Anthropological Definition
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Production of technological equipment, tools and machine and the purpose and function they serve
Anthropological Definition
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Examples are invention/utilization/manipulation of RT PCR, etc.
Anthropological Definition
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Questions technology and see beyond people's common understanding of it.
TECHNOLOGY AS A WAY OF REVEALING
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Heidegger stressed that the "______" can be pursued through the "______".
true; correct
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Heidegger envisioned technology as a way of revealing - or a mode of __________
bringing forth
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Understood through the concepts of "Poiesis" and "Aletheia"
Bringing Forth
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Act of bringing something out of concealment; thus, the truth of that something is revealed
"Poiesis"
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Unclosedness, disclosure, or truth
"Aletheia"
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Technology is a form of ________, a way of revealing that unconceals ________, or the truth.
poeisis; aletheia
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____________ and ____________ are revealing
Primitive facts; modern technology
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Revealing but not in the sense of bringing forth or poeisis
Modern Technology
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Challenges nature by extracting something from it and transforming, storing, and distributing it.
Modern Technology
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Resources are forcibly extracted = human consumption/storage
Modern Technology
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Heidegger considered modern technology as a process of ___________
Enframing
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Away of looking/ordering at reality
Enframing
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Placed in a box or frame to better understand it and controlled according to people's desire.
Nature
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Enframing happens because of how humans desire for _________, even if it puts all of nature as a _________ ready for exploitation
security; standing reserve
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Challenges humans to enframe nature
Modern Technology
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Become a part of the standing reserve and a n instrument of technology
Humans
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The role of humans to take instruments o f technology through enframing is called ________
Destining
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Humans are challenged forth by enframing to reveal what is real
Destining
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Destining of humans to reveal nature carries with ti the danger of __________ or __________
misconstruction; misinterpretation
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A system is placed in nature to be understood better and controlled
Calculative Thinking
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Nature is observed and left to reveal itself without forcing it
Meditative Thinking
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One thinking is ________ than the other
not better
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Tends to be more commonly utilized, primarily because humans' desire to control due to their fear of irregularity
Calculative Thinking
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Brazilian Novelist
Paulo Coelho
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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
Paulo Coelho
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For Paulo Coelho, the fear of _________ should concern people more than the fear of _________.
disappearing from the face of the Earth; Earth disappearing
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According to Coelho, people must not allow themselves to be ________ to prevent losing the essence of who they are as ________.
consumed by technology; human beings
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Coelho says that humans are in danger of becoming merely part of the ________
Standing Reserve
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Man swallowed by technology no longer has the capacity for __________.
Authentic Personal Encounter
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Man swallowed by technology can no longer let go of the ___________.
convenience and profit
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Required to recognize the dangers of technology
Critical and Reflective Thinking
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The real threat of technology comes from the ________ and not its ________
essence; activities or products
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The correct response ot the danger of technology is not simply ____________.
dismissing technology altogether
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'But where danger is, grows the saving power also'
Friedrich Holderlin
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Understanding the essence of technology
Friedrich Holderlin
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Proposed art as the saving power and the way out of enframing
Martin Heidegger
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Encourages humans to think less from a calculative standpoint
Art
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Use meditative thinking where nature is seen in an art
Nature as Poetic
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Heidegger underscored the importance of _________ in the midst of technology
Questioning
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In questioning, it is important to: _______, _______, and _______
pause, think, and question
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Associated with being religious; Obedience and submission (Heidegger)
Piety
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Brings forth insight ot things that we don't fully understand
Thinking
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'The closer we come to danger, the more brightly do the ways into the _________ begin to shine and the more questioning we become for questioning is the __________".
saving power; piety of thought
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Allows humans to be able to reassess their position not only in the midst of technology around them, but also ni the grand scheme of things
Questioning
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Humans need to take a step back and reassess _________, _________, and _________, in the midst of technology in this day and age.
who they were; who they are; who are they becoming
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Technology was viewed from its essence while modernity shaped technology as enframing that posted a danger to nature.
Ancient Period