technology as a way of revealing

generation gap

attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology. Although the original idea is for technology to help everyone, it cannot be denied until today, not everyone is comfortable in using the different kinds of technologies

The Human Condition before Common Era

People before the common Era are gifted with brains, more advance than other creatures. Humans are able to utilize abundant materials for their own ease and comfort that they discover new things to motivate their selves to do, and use the tools with a purpose.

Homo Eructus

they have been using fire to cook, though chipping one flint over the other to produce a spark, without realizing the laws of friction and heat.

Stone Age

Tools from stone and flints marked the era

homo sapiens

human began to sharpen stone as one would a knife:, an example of this is the simple machine called wedge

The Human Condition in the common Era

Earliest case of man-made extinction occurred over 12,000 years ago possibly brought upon by hunting and territorial disputes.

Holocene extinction

also called sixth mass extinction. Ilt pertains to the ongoing extinction of several species- both flora and fauna- due to human activity.

Technology is a means to an end

Essence of Technology

technology as an instrument to achieve a purpose or end

Technology is a human activity

Essence of Technology

technology is part of our daily activities of the human person which is to invent technology.

Martin Heidegger

A German philosopher and Widely acknowledged to be the most original and important philosophers of the 20th century

alètheuein

which means 'to discover' to uncover what was.

greek translation of revealing

Poiesis

refers to the act of bringing something out of concealment, the truth of that something is revealed.

enframing

is using technology to turn nature into a resource for efficient use.

challenging-forth

forcing or "challenging" people and things to provide what is needed to satisfy our demands as quickly as possible.

standing-reserve

stockpiles of resources valued only for how useful they are for meeting our needs