Closereads: Heidegger on Technology (Part One)

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On “The Question Concerning Technology” (1954). What is technology, REALLY? People think of it as neutral, as something that can be used for good or misused, but what is it really to be a TOOL in such a way? Heidegger analyzes causality itself, arguing that our modern emphasis on the mechanical (efficient) cause of something is impoverished as compared to Aristotle’s.

Read along with us starting on PDF p. 38:  (p. 4 in the text).

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