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Martin Heidegger: The Question Concerning Technology Presentation | Marie Cambe | YouTubeToText
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technology today when we think of
Technology we instantly think of the
tools that are integrated into everyday
routines and essentially they're there
to make life easier for us like a TV a
microwave an air conditioner a laptop a
camera Beats headphone an iPhone the
list continues on and on and on and on and
and
on sometimes we don't even think twice
about what technology does for us every
day we even take it for granted
technology now is as natural to us as it
is riding a bike we think of Technology
as a means to an end as well as a human
activity but what exactly the is
technology what do all technological
things have in common we are going to
discover what exactly technology is in
Martin heiger the question concerning
technology I'll try to keep the heiger
isms to a limit by trying to simplify
his Concepts as well as make this an
enjoyable presentation for you as it is
for me so yes technology is a means to
an end otherwise known as to
instrumental and a human activity
otherwise known as the
anthropological is this statement enough
for haiger no of course not it's heiger
he says yes it is technically correct
but not adequate enough to Define what
technology really is so in order for us
to fully comprehend technology we need
to have a free relationship to to it and
we will discuss exactly what heiger
means by that later on it is also
important that in a heiger world that we
do not view technology the way we think
of it currently which are instrumentum
or tools or Aids such as the iPhone
glasses or even Donald Trump's tou pay
but instead we are seeking Technology's
Essence it is crucial for haiger and
also for us that we know that technology
does not equal to Technology's Essence
when we discover Technology's essence we
discovered the commonality that all
Technologies share but let's rewind a
bit technology is a means to an end and
a human activity but suppose now that
technology were no mere means how would
it stand with the will to master it we
will not find its Essence if we think
conceptually but rather we need to
approach this metaphysically haiger
moves away from this idea of
instrumental versus anthropological and
now we dig deeper into his philosophical
side wherever there's an effect there is
a Cause
technology is an instrumentum so
wherever instrumentality Reigns there
Reigns causality haiger now dives into
Aristotle's metaphysics of causality
otherwise known as the four causes
heiger uses the Silver Chalice as an
example in explaining these causes so
first we have the CAA materialis the
matter or material of which it is made
and in this case we have the silver
secondly we have the CAA formales the
logos to form structure in which it is
shaped in this case the Chalice curved
form thirdly the causa fican the source
of the change or rest that brings about
what is made in this case the silver
smith and last but not least the fourth
cause the cause of finales the final
effect and reason of why it is made and
escap the sacrificial right and voila
what is revealed the Silver Chalice
heiger often refers to the unconcealment
we bring forth from nothing we think of
an idea and make it into something
tangible unconcealment equals Altha ala
is Greek for truth technology is a mode
of revealing technology comes to
presence in the realm where revealing
and uncon take place where ala truth
happens reintroduce meaning where there
used to be a vague conception but how is
technology revealing haiger infers that
we must think of revealing or bringing
forth as poesis not only handicraft
manufacture not only artistic and
poetical bringing into appearance and
concrete imagery is a bringing forth
poesis in other words we must be
sensitive and so to speak poetic to what
is for what presences are laid out
before us another important term heiger
mentions is the word Tech which is skill
technique and also the Arts of the mind
and the Fine Arts Tech belongs to
Bringing forth to poesis it is something
poetic when one encompasses both poesis
and tech one can reveal to us so based
on all of this information is it safe to
say that Technology's Essence is that it
reveals Altha or truth to us m according
to haiger yes but no haiger uses the
Silver Chalice to convey causality but
can this concept apply to modern
technology modern technology goes beyond
causality and it has also changed the
pattern revealing something quite
different and radically new what is
modern technology it is too revealing
only when we allow our attention to rest
on this fundamental characteristic does
that which is new in modern technology
show itself to us so are we only worried
about technology the essence of
technology because we are scared of what
we created into the world this is one of
the fundamental questions that heiger
tries to find an answer to how is modern
technology any different there is
something very distinctive about modern
technology we go farther away from
poesis and more towards Tech in which
the revealing that rules in modern
technology is a challenging which puts
to Nature the unreasonable demand that
is supply energy that can be extracted
and stored as such unlike earlier times
when man simply brings forth today man
challenges forth in other words we use
and manipulate the resources nature
gives to us to manufacture to create or
to reveal technology that is
manmade however haiger goes on to say
that although the windmill is a
technological device made by man the
idea of challenging does not apply here
instead the wind is left as is yes we
use it for energy but the windmill does
not unlock energy from the air current
in order to store it the windmill is
technology that satisfies human without
hurting nature and what heiger imposes
here is that perhaps we need more of
these Technologies then on the other end
of the spectrum man challenges resources
when he mines coal or when he cultivates
his Farm soil agriculture is now the
mechanized food industry air is now set
upon to yield nitrogen the Earth to
yield or or to yield uranium for example
uranium is set upon to yield atomic
energy which can be released either for
destruction or for peaceful use when we
challenge Nature's resources we always
want the maximum yield at the minimum
expense so what do we also do we store
energy if we are not using it such
challenging happens in that the energy
concealed in nature is unlocked what is
unlocked is transformed what is
transformed is stored up what is stored
up is in turn distributed and what is
distributed is Switched about ever a new
according to heiger these are always
ways of revealing but it is revealing
that never comes to an end now this is
where it gets tricky Iger often uses the
term the stun or the standing Reserve to
essentially describe how man perceives
resources man no longer sees them for
what they actually are but instead sees
them as ways to fulfill man's needs
haiger uses durine a famous European
river as an example he argues that man
no longer sees the rine for what it is
which is a large body of water a river
so we don't see it as this or this or
this but instead we see the Rind as this
this and this instead a hydroelectric
plant is set into the current of the
Rind to produce electricity for man man
does not see the river's natural
tendencies but rather only sees the
Power it will give to him and therefore
he sees it as a standing Reserve another
term heiger frequently uses is Gastel or
INF framing we Challenge and see things
as standing reserves because we are
constantly INF framing everything around
us and framing means the Gathering
Together of that studing upon which upon
man I.E challenges in forth to reveal
the real in the mode or ordering as
standing Reserve when we inframe we UNC
conceal the standing Reserve we lose
sight of the things that do not fit in
the standing Reserve category back into
concealment when we inframe as humans we
always view how nature should fit with
us instead of viewing how we should fit
with nature we are a very narcissistic
race in general heiger says that instead
of allowing nature as G or to give and
to reveal on its own terms bringing
forth we inframe and take its resources
for granted and appropriate them as
standing reserves when we see this we
actually see this when we see this we
actually see this and when we see this
we unfortunately see this we are
questioning concerning technology in
order to bring to light our relationship
to its Essence and framing is the
essence of modern
technology does this mean that we see
the entire world as our standing Reserve
let's look at a contemporary example
that eloquently addresses the standing
Reserve gestell or INF Framing and also
heer's concerns about the danger of
Technology out there there a world
outside of
yers way out there Beyond this hick town
Barnaby there's a slick Town
barnab out there full of shine and full
of spark
call close your eyes and sit listen
Barnaby put on your Sunday clothes
there's lots of wh out
there get out the brilliant team and dime
dime
cigars we're going to find Adventure in
the evening and
girls in white in a perfume night with
the lights are bright as the Stars put
on your Sunday clothes we going to ride through
through
town in one of those new horsedrawn open
cars we'll see the shows of and we'll
close the town in a world and weon come
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
too much garbage in your face there's
plenty of space out in space
BNL starliners leaving each day we'll
away the Jewel of the BNL Fleet the
Axiom spend your 5-year Cruise in style
waited on 24 hours a day by our fully
automated crew while your captain and
autopilot chart a course for Non-Stop
entertainment find dining and with our
all access hover chairs even Grandma can
join the fun there's no need to walk
the axom putting the star in executive
Starliner because at BNL space is the
[Music]
here we see how even at the peak of
human survival we still use or inframe
the universe as an alternate home we've
completely destroyed Mother Earth
because we continue to inframe and see
it as our standing Reserve where INF
framing Reigns there's danger in the
highest sense we see the danger that
technology has on the world today like
pollution the extinction of animals and
global warming the amount of stuff and
garbage we accumulate over time can very
well be a seen right out of Wall-E
heiger conveys that technology can work
against us that not only are we harming
nature we are also harming ourselves but
going back to poesis heiger also infers
that since INF framing is also a way of
revealing man also has the power to save
but where danger is grows the saving
power also poetically dwells man upon
this Earth fundamentally if we realize
how our orientation fits with the world
and realize that we inframe the world
around us we can save ourselves from the
damage INF framing has done when we do
this we achieve a free relationship with
technology yes according to heiger we
cannot Escape the Fate of Technology but
we should always question technology in
order to avoid such catastrophes such as
global warming we must question how to
use technology without hurting the world
around us we need to go back to not only
encompassing Tech but also encompassing
more poesis heiger surmises that the
human race as a whole need to be more
like poets in bringing forth as poets or
artists we need to see the world for
what it is because art and poetry also
reveals Altha Altha is truth and
Technology reveals just that with this
unconcealment we can use technology to
also save us from technology the closer
we come to the danger the more brightly
do the ways into the saving power begin
to shine and the more questioning we
become for questioning is the piety of [Applause]
[Applause]
[Music] oh
oh [Music]
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