Pursuit of good life (Acquire, consume, destroy)

Part of human human life

• Merits reflective and meditative thinking

Gives meaning to life

“The essence of technology is by no means anything technological.”

• German philosopher of the 20th century

• Opposes positivism and technological world domination

• controversial

• NAZI Party (NSDAP) -1933 until the end of WWII.

• Dismissal in University of Freiburg (1949)-

• Resume teaching at the same university - 1951

• his philosophical work was often eclipsed by this political affiliation

• his philosophy would always be rooted in his political consciousness -critics

Technology is defined as

Technology is a means to an end

Technology is viewed as a tool and varies in usage to make an impact on society.

• Technology is an instrument aimed at getting things done.

• Ex. Microscope, RT PCR, Thermal cycler

Technology is defined as

Technology is a human activity.

• Technology is viewed as a tool and varies in usage to make an impact on society

Technology is an instrument aimed at getting things done

• Ex. Microscope, RT PCR, Thermal cycler

Production of technological equipment, tools and machine and the purpose and function they serve are what define technology

Ex. Invention/utilization/manipulation of RT PCR n etc.

• Questions technology and see beyond people’s common understanding of it.

• Technology is a means to an end (instrumentum) and is a human activity

• Correct but not necessarily true (look for meaning and significance)

• Ex. Phone/ cellphones

• Science is a way of revealing about human and the world = bring forth the truth

Experiencing and understanding what is correct will lead to what is true.

Who said this?

Unhidden, disclosure or unconcealment

bring forth = purpose Truth (Aristotle = Producing something for a purpose

Skill / craft /art

• It is a mode of revealing but not as harmonious as poesis.

• Resources are forcibly extracted = human consumption/storage

Way of revealing in modern technology

• A way of looking/ordering at reality

• Nature is placed in a box or frame to better understand it and controlled according to people’s desire.

Poiesis is concealed in enframing

(Ex. Nature is a orderable and calculable system of information.)

• A system is placed in nature to be understood better and controlled

Nature is observed and left to reveal itself without forcing it

• Nature would remain even if humans cease to exist

• We must not be consumed by technology

• ‘But where danger is , grows the saving power also.’

• Understanding the essence of technology

Think less in a calculative standpoint

• Use meditative thinking where nature is seen in an art =nature as poetic

Whatever understanding is found became significant because it is not evoked by questioning who or what we essentially are in the world.

• Human activity to achieve an end

Bearer and beneficiary of science and technology