Technology As A Way Of Revealing

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German philosopher and seminal thinker, widely acknowledged to be one of the most original and important philosophers of the 20th century

Best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism

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Martin Heidegger (1889-1976)

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A means to an end

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Instrumental Definition

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A human activity

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Anthropological Definition

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According to Heidegger, this must be understood as “a way of revealing”

“To unconceal what was concealed”

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Technology

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Bringing something out of concealment

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Poiesis

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Reveals the world as “standing reserve”, a raw material available for production and manipulation

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Modern Technology

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By bringing something out of concealment, the truth of that something is revealed

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Bringing-Forth

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Robs all of nature of its integrity, sacredness, metaphysical life, and dignity. What has essence is reduced to interchangeable matter and energy

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Challenging-Forth

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Gestell in German

Is using technology to turn nature into a resource for efficient use

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Enframing

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Humans are challenged forth by enframing to reveal what is real. However, it carries with it the danger of misconstruction or misinterpretation

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Destining

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Allows us to be ourselves and to reveal being

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Proper thinking and speaking

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“But where the danger is, there grows also what saves”

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German poet, Friedrich Holderlin

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Means artistic skill or craftsmanship

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Technology

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The name not only for the activities and skills of the craftsman, but also for the arts of the mind and the fine arts

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Techne