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lec 1 - the question concerned with techs Flashcards

1
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a well-known German philosopher, examined the two usual definitions of technology:
1.) Means to an end
2.) A human activity

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martin heidegger

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who focused on

Human Existence

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heidegger

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des sein

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being
heidegger

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das nichts

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the nothing
heidegger

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geworfenheit

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throwness
heidegger

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who

all beings are connected

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heidegger

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7
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we forgot to be free an live for ourselves

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heidegger

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eudaimonia

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aristotle

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who

encourages us to view technology from different periods of time as not having fundamental differences, but he claimed that this does not show the true essence of technology

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heidegger

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He explained that while technology is geared towards meeting a human need, still there is a difference between older handicraft technologies with modern technolog

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heidegger

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who

“technology is by no means technological” and should not be seen as merely neutral

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heidegger

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who

The problem begins when humans see it only as a means to an end and disregard the fact that there is a good technology and a bad technology

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heidegger

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who

saw in the instrumental definition is that it only invites man to a continual desire to master it unconsciously may be making technology go out of hand

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heidegger

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who

Everything depends on our manipulating technology in the proper manner as a means. We will, as we say, ‘get’ technology ‘spiritually in hand’. We will master it. The will to mastery becomes the more urgent the more technology threatens to slip from human control.

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heidegger

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who

argued that the problem does not fall on making technology better but on how man sets upon technology, his thoughts that makes him blind to the real essence of technology

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heidegger

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who

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

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aristotelianism
aristotle

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who

This views technology as basically a means to an end.

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aristotle

18
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who

technology is the organizing of techniques in order to meet the demand that is being posed by humans. This may seem that technology is primarily concerned with the product.

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aristotle

19
Q

who

Although technology is progressive and beneficial in many ways, it is also doubtful in many ways

A

jacques ellul

20
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ellul’s pessimistic arguments

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1.) Technological progress has a
price
2.) Technological progress creates
more problems
3.) Technological progress creates
damaging effects
4.) Technological progress creates unpredictable devastating effects

21
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whoe

1.) Technological progress has a
price
2.) Technological progress creates
more problems
3.) Technological progress creates
damaging effects
4.) Technological progress creates unpredictable devastating effects

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jacques ellul

22
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It is said that technology is a means to an end but with this view, technology has become a way of life

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pessimism
jacques ellul

23
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Technique has become a framework which humans cannot escape, and it has introduced wats on how to make things easy

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tech pessimism
jacques ellul

24
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Technology can alleviate all difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come

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tech optimism

25
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technology as the supreme authority on everything

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technocratism

26
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This view is strongly supported by technologists and engineers and also by ordinary people who believe that technology can alleviate all the difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come

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technocratism

27
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It holds that even though technological problems may arise, technology will still be the solutions to it.

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Tech optimism

28
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who

The main concern of this view is the existence or the mode of being of someone or something which is governed by the norm of authenticity

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heidegger

existentialism

29
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This view basically investigates the meaning of existence or being and is always faced with the selection must make with which the existent will commit himself to

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existentialism

30
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Martin Heidegger, a philosopher is one of the most known supporters of this philosophy

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existentialism

31
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who

He did not stop at defining technology lies in enframing: the gathering of the setting upon which challenges man to bring the unconcealed to unconcealment, and this is a continuous revealing

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heidegger

32
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aristotle’s four causes

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1.) Causa Materialis or the Material Cause
- The material by which the silver chalice was made of: silver
2.) Causa Formalis or the Formal Cause
- The form or the shape that gave the silver chalice its image
3.) Causa Finalis or the 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
4.) Causa Efficiens or the Efficient Cause
- The agent that has caused for the silver chalice to come about: the silversmith

33
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The material by which the silver chalice was made of: silver

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causa materialis

34
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The form or the shape that gave the silver chalice its image

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causa formalis

35
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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

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causa finalis

36
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The agent that has caused for the silver chalice to come about: the silversmit

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causa efficiens

37
Q

This bringing forth of something is termed as ______ and this is characterized by an
external force

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poiesis

38
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something that came about without any external force, like a flower blooming in the field or a tree bearing its fruit
is termed as ______

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physis

39
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who

“Technology is a way of bringing forth”

A

heidegger

40
Q

who

Technology – it is a POIESIS (bringing forth of something) that discloses
ALETHEIA (reveals the TRUTH) through
TECHNE (art)

A

heidegger

41
Q

who

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

A

heidegger

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