Technology as a

Way of Revealing
 Do you
Agree or Disagree?
Technology is a
means.
Agree or Disagree?
Technology is a
human activity.
Agree or Disagree?
Poetry is technology.
Agree or Disagree?
 Nature is a
standing-reserve.
Agree or Disagree?
 Man is
an instrument of
the exploitation of
nature.
Agree or Disagree?
Man is in danger of
being swallowed
by technology.
Agree or Disagree?
 There is a
saving power
or a ‘way’ out of the
danger of technology.
Agree or Disagree?
 Art may be
the saving power.
Agree or Disagree?
Martin Heidegger
1889-1976
- German philosopher
- taught at the University of Freiburg
- joined the Nazi Party (NSDAP)
and remained to be a member
until it was dismantled toward the
end of World War II
- explained the definitions of
technology in his treatise, The
Question Concerning Technology
(1977)
The Essence of Technology

1.Instrumental Definition:
Technology is a means to an end.

2.Anthropological Definition:
Technology is a human activity.
The Essence of Technology

1.Instrumental Definition:
Technology is a means to an end.

2.Anthropological Definition:
Technology is a human activity.
 “the true
can only be pursued
through
the correct”
 Technology’s Way
Technology asof Revealing
a Way of Revealing

• Bringing Forth
• Challenging Forth
Poiesis as
Technology’s Way
Technology as a Way of Revealing
of Revealing
BRINGING FORTH

- Poiesis – the act of bringing something out of

concealment
Poiesis as
Technology’s Way
Technology as a Way of Revealing
of Revealing
BRINGING FORTH
- Poiesis – the act of bringing something out of
concealment

Technology is a form of poiesis – a way of

revealing that unconceals the truth
Technology Brings Forth

Modern
Modern Technology Challenges
technology Challenges Forth Forth
• Makes people think how to do things faster, more
effectively, and with less effort
Technology Brings Forth

Modern
Modern Technology Challenges
technology Challenges Forth Forth
• Makes people think how to do things faster, more
effectively, and with less effort
• Reduces objects as standing-reserve - something to
be disposed of by those who enframes them -
humans
 Bringing Forth
or

Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Bringing Forth or Challenging Forth?
Enframing as
Modern Technology’s
Way of Revealing
By putting things in a frame, it becomes much easier for humans to
control it according to their desires.

1. CALCULATIVE THINKING
- human desire to put an order to nature to better understand and
control it
2. MEDITATIVE THINKING
- humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of
force or violence
Enframing as
Modern Technology’s
Way of Revealing
By putting things in a frame, it becomes much easier for humans to
control it according to their desires. a way of ordering (or
framing) nature to better
1. CALCULATIVE THINKING manipulate it.
- human desire to put an order to nature to better understand and
control it
2. MEDITATIVE THINKING
- humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of
force or violence
Enframing as
Modern Technology’s
Way of Revealing
By putting things in a frame, it becomes much easier for humans to
control it according to their desires.

1. CALCULATIVE THINKING
- human desire to put an order to nature to better understand and
control it
2. MEDITATIVE THINKING
- humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of
force or violence
Enframing as
Modern Technology’s
Way of Revealing
By putting things in a frame, it becomes much easier for humans to
control it according to their desires.

1. CALCULATIVE THINKING
- human desire to put an order to nature to better understand and
control it
2. MEDITATIVE THINKING
- humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of
force or violence
The Dangers of Technology
Art is the Saving Power
“But where danger is, grows the saving power also” (1997, p. 14)

“Because the essence of technology is nothing technological,

essential reflection upon technology and decisive confrontation
with it must happen. Such a realm is art. But certainly only if
reflection on art, for its part, does not shut its eyes to the
constellation of truth after which we are questioning” (1977, p. 19)
Questioning as the Piety of Thought

“The closer we come to the danger, the

more brightly do the ways into the
saving power begin to shine and the
more questioning we become. For
questioning is the piety of thought
(1977, p.19)
• Reflect on the ethical implications of
Heidegger's ideas for technology use. Can
you think of specific situations where
being more aware of "challenging forth"
and "bringing forth" could lead to more
responsible and considerate behavior?
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