GSTS quiz Heidegger

Human flourishing

refers to living a happy, fulfilling, and meaningful life.

Instrumental

Technology as a means to an end

Anthropological

Human activity

The Essence of Technology

not anything technological. Rather, technology is a way of revealing

Aletheia

Unconcealment, truth, disclosure

Poiesis

the act of bringing-forth - can be natural, like a flower blooming, or human- made, like a work of art or a crafted object

Techne

Craft, arts, other acts of the mind, poetry

what does the four causes explain for aristotle

it explains why a thing is the way it is.

Material Cause

What something is made of

Formal Cause

The shape or structure of something

Efficient Cause

The agent or process that brings something into being

Final Cause

The purpose or reason why something exists

Art

on the other hand, reminds us of the beauty and truth in the world, helping us reconnect with our surroundings in

For Heidegger, Art is a Saving Power

It can rescue us from the purely practical mindset of modern life and help us see the world in a richer, deeper way

Nature

framed and controlled

Enframing

a way of ordering (or framing) nature to better manipulate it

Calculative thinking

Humans desire to put an order to nature to better

understand and control it

Meditative Thinking

Humans allow nature to reveal itself to them without the use of force or violence.

• Aligned with bringing forth (poiesis)

gestell/enframing

Modern technology’s way of revealing is

challenging forth