Week 4 Flashcards
unhidden or disclosure; the state of not being hidden; the state of being evident.” It also means factuality or reality.
alethea
is defined as bringing forth
poiesis
means skill, art, or craft
techne
means that technological things have their novel kind of presence, endurance, and connections among parts and wholes. They have their way of presenting themselves and the world in which they operate.
revealing
means that way of revealing which holds sway in the essence of modern technology and is itself nothing technological
enframing
is obedience and submission, described as a comprehensive attempt to interrogate the idea of technology to understand the essence of the thing rather than merely following it as an instrument or a means.
piety
is the more special kind of human thought, in which people gather information and put it together to put it to some specific use.
calculative thinking
involves something much more profound than practical calculation, and it takes much more effort. Reflective thinking tells us why we should do something, beyond the simple calculative process of actually doing it
meditative thinking
who discussed and urged us to question about the invention of technology and see beyond people’s shared understanding of it?
Martin Heidegger (German Philosopher)
what book did Martin Heidegger wrote?
the question of technology
what are Aristotle’s four conceptions
causa materialis,
causa formalis,
causa finalis,
causa efficiens
the material, the matter out of which, for example, a silver chalice
causa materialis
the form, the shape into which the material enters
causa formalis
the end, for example, the sacrificial rite about which the chalice required is determined by its form and matter.
causa finalis
refers in which brings about the effect that is finished, actual chalice.
causa efficiens
