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    Martin Heidegger was a philosopher who argued that technology is not just about tools and instruments, but reveals deeper truths about humanity and our relationship with the world. He saw technology both as "bringing forth" aspects of nature, but also "challenging forth" through exploiting nature. This can lead to "enframing" where we try to control and order nature, prioritizing calculative thinking over meditative thinking. Heidegger believed we must question our thinking and use of technology to understand how it shapes our humanity and relationship with the natural world.

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    Martin Heidegger was a philosopher who argued that technology is not just about tools and instruments, but reveals deeper truths about humanity and our relationship with the world. He saw technology both as "bringing forth" aspects of nature, but also "challenging forth" through exploiting nature. This can lead to "enframing" where we try to control and order nature, prioritizing calculative thinking over meditative thinking. Heidegger believed we must question our thinking and use of technology to understand how it shapes our humanity and relationship with the natural world.

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    Lesson 5 – The Human Person

    Flourishing in Science and Technology


    Human Flourishing
    • The progress of human civilizations throughout
    history mirrors the development of science and
    technology.
    • Humans, as both the bearer and beneficiary of
    science and technology, flourishes and finds
    meaning in the world that he/she builds.
    • To be able to appreciate the fruits of science &
    technology, people must examine not only for their
    function and instrumentality but also for their
    greater impact on humanity as a whole.
    Martin Heidegger
    • German Philosopher
    • The Philosophy of
    Heidegger
    The Essence of Technology

    Instrumental Anthropological

    Technology as a means Technology is a human


    to an end. activity.
    Tool to produce Tools used by humans
    something, getting to produce something
    things done and get things done

    Not the real essence of technology


    Technology as a Way of Revealing
    • According to Heidegger, the truth can be pursued if
    we do the correct. In other words, the experience
    and understanding of what is correct lead us to
    what is true.
    • He urged people to envision technology as a mode
    of revealing as it shows so much more about the
    human person and the world.
    Heidegger brought the Greek concepts of:

    Poiesis Alethiea

    Bringing forth Truth

    The essence of technology is


    a way of revealing the truth.
    Technology as Poiesis

    Bring Forth Challenge


    Forth
    Before the • People were hunter
    gatherers
    Common Era • Sought way to utilize
    abundant materials for
    their own ease and
    comfort
    • Used tools to help in
    daily lives
    • Discovered places,
    things, knowledge and
    multitude of things
    • Formed religion and
    beliefs
    • Established communities
    Bringing Forth…
    • Technology is used by our ancestors to discover
    new things, to reveal the truth about their
    surroundings.
    The Common
    Era

    • Settlement causes
    extinction of floras and
    faunas
    • Increase of population
    • Wider areas occupied
    by the community
    • Increase production of
    foods and crops
    Challenge Forth…
    • Technology is challenges nature by extracting
    something from it and transforming, storing and
    disturbing it.
    • Makes people think how to do things faster, more
    effectively and with less effort.
    • People exploit the nature and all natural resources
    in the name of knowing and addressing the needs
    of the society
    Enframing
    “Putting things in a box, framing it”
    Enframing

    Calculative Puts order to nature to


    better understand and
    Thinking control it

    Allowing nature to reveal


    Meditative itself without the use of
    Thinking force or violence
    Enframing…
    • Happens because of how humans desire for
    security
    • Modern technology challenges humans to enframe
    nature
    Human Persons
    Swallowed by
    Technology
    Swallowed by Technology…
    • Humans lose the essence of who they are when
    they get swallowed by technology.
    • With the excessive use of technology
    • Lose the authentic personal interactions
    • Lose certain human characteristics
    • Shift of the biological clock
    “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
    Art as a Way Out of Enframing
    • The poetry in nature is no longer appreciated when
    nature is enframed.
    • Art leads as from calculative thinking to meditative
    thinking.
    Questioning as the Piety of
    Thought
    • Piety means obedience and submission
    • As humans, we should submit ourselves to
    questioning to our thoughts and reflections
    • By thinking and questioning, we reveal more of
    ourselves and understand what and who we are as
    creatures
    Humans need to
    take a step back and
    reassess who they
    were, who they are
    and who they are
    becoming in the
    midst of technology
    in this day and age.
    Jason Hickel
    • Anthropologist at the
    London School of
    Economics
    Forget ‘developing’ poor countries
    It’s time to ‘de-develop’ rich countries
    • Global economy has increased 380%
    • Global poverty grew to more than 1.1 billion people
    • Economists say we need more growth, but we’ve
    already grown so much
    • De-develop the rich countries
    • Move away from consumption
    • Promote healthier and simpler life
    • Poor countries are happier than rich ones
    • Poor countries have better quality of life

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