THE QUESTION CONCERNING TECHNOLOGY

Martin Heidegger

most incomprehensible German philosopher that ever lived.

Aristotelianism

Technology will be judged as either good or bad based on the value given to the product based on its use and effect to the society.

TECHNOLOGICAL PESSIMISM

Although technology is progressive and beneficial in many ways, it is also doubtful in many ways. (Jacques Ellul) -Technological progress has a price. -Technological progress creates more problems -Technological progress creates damaging effects -Technological progress creates unpredictable devastating effects.

Technological optimism

Technology can alleviate all difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come

Technology as the supreme authority on everything.

TECHNOCRATISM

Technology

It could be an instrument (means to an end) or a process (human activity).

-serves as a means to an end.

-It provides convenience, knowledge and ensure good quality of life

Causa Materialis (Material cause)

• The material by which the silver chalice was made of: silver

Causa Formalis (Formal cause)

• The form or the shape that gave the silver chalice its image.

Causa Efficiens (Efficient cause)

• The agent that has caused for the silver chalice to come about the silversmith.

• “the process” ; the source of the change or rest that brings about what is made.

Causa Finalis (final cause)

• The purpose or the primary use by which the silver chalice was made for: to be used during the Holy Communion as a vessel for the wine that represents the blood of Christ.

Poeisis

bringing forth of something

Aletheia

reveals the TRUTH

Techne

Art

Modern Technology

• It is characterized as challenging forth.

• It challenges nature and demands of its resources. -forcibly extracted for human consumption and storage.

“We no longer need to work with the rhythms of nature because we have learned to control it.”

TECHNOLOGY

It is a POEISIS (bringing forth of something) that discloses ALETHEIA (reveals the TRUTH) through TECHNE (art)

Technology

• It could be an instrument (means to an end) or a process (human activity).

• serves as a means to an end.

• provides convenience, knowledge and ensure good quality of life.

Des Sein

Being (To exist in the world)

DAS NICHTS

The Nothing

GEWORFENHEIT

Throwness

Eudaimonia

Human flourishing