According to the document, Martin Heidegger believed that modern technology reveals humans as resources to be exploited, leading to a loss of our sense of being. Heidegger also believed that human flourishing involves living authentically by embracing mortality and living meaningfully in accordance with one's true nature as beings in the world.
According to the document, Martin Heidegger believed that modern technology reveals humans as resources to be exploited, leading to a loss of our sense of being. Heidegger also believed that human flourishing involves living authentically by embracing mortality and living meaningfully in accordance with one's true nature as beings in the world.
According to the document, Martin Heidegger believed that modern technology reveals humans as resources to be exploited, leading to a loss of our sense of being. Heidegger also believed that human flourishing involves living authentically by embracing mortality and living meaningfully in accordance with one's true nature as beings in the world.
1. How is the human person revealed in modern technology?
- According to Martin Heidegger, modern technology reveals the human person as
a mere resource or standing-reserve, ready to be exploited for the sake of efficiency and productivity. He argues that this reduction of human beings to mere objects of technological manipulation has led to a loss of our sense of being and a forgetfulness of our true nature as beings-in-the-world.
2. What do you think constitutes human flourishing?
- According to Martin Heidegger, human flourishing is achieved through an
authentic existence that involves being attuned to one's own being and the world around them. This involves embracing one's own mortality and living a life that is meaningful and true to oneself.