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What does enframing reduce humans to?
What does enframing reduce humans to?
What is the danger of enframing, according to Heidegger?
What is the danger of enframing, according to Heidegger?
What is the ultimate goal that the pursuit of téchnē should push forward?
What is the ultimate goal that the pursuit of téchnē should push forward?
What does Heidegger suggest that technology's essence includes?
What does Heidegger suggest that technology's essence includes?
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What is the term that acknowledges the destining character of enframing?
What is the term that acknowledges the destining character of enframing?
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What can enframing hinder, according to Heidegger?
What can enframing hinder, according to Heidegger?
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What is the concept that Heidegger draws on to support his idea of technology's essence?
What is the concept that Heidegger draws on to support his idea of technology's essence?
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Study Notes
Understanding the Pursuit of Technology
- The pursuit of technology (téchnē) is only valuable if it contributes to the attainment of eudaimonia (happiness or flourishing).
- Without pushing forward the goal of eudaimonia, technology loses its value.
Heidegger's Understanding of Technology
- Heidegger views technology as "enframing" which reduces humans to "standing reserves" and obscures truth.
- Enframing compels humans to impose order on nature, limiting our perception of truth.
- The danger lies not in technology itself, but in the destining of revealing, where enframing limits our understanding of truth.
Duplicity of Modern Technology
- Technology has both a danger and a saving power, according to Heidegger.
- Heidegger draws on Hölderlin to suggest that technology's essence includes both danger and saving power.
Essence of Technology
- Enframing is not the essence of technology as a whole, but reveals its destining character.
- Understanding revealing as poiésis acknowledges the character of destining.
- However, enframing can also hinder poiésis by blocking its path.
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Explore the intersection of ethics, values, and technology in this lesson. Learn about Heidegger's concept of technology as enframing and its implications on modern society. Discover the dual nature of technology as both a threat and a savior. Understand the pursuit of eudaimonia and its relation to technology.
