Article ID: CBB453938988

Why Heidegger Makes Sense in Contemporary Philosophy of Technology (2022)

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Heidegger has been blamed for being obsolete, irrelevant, ignorant and even dangerous in relation to contemporary philosophy of technology. Based on mainly two texts from Heidegger’s post-war production, “The Question Concerning Technology” (1953) and “Only a God can Save Us” (1966/1976), this commentary to Don Ihde’s article tries to show how Heidegger actually makes sense to philosophy of technology. The sheer fact that many postmodern thinkers, among those Don Ihde, are constantly ‘measuring’ their line of thoughts and use of concepts against Heidegger’s original thinking is proof of this relevance. I think that Heidegger, despite his despicable political and moral convictions, is needed when it comes to a critique and understanding of contemporary technological innovation and development in relation to what it means to be human. Most important is to stress that Heidegger was not a technodystopian, which a thorough reading of the two selected texts clearly shows. On the contrary, Heidegger points at the existential dialectical essence in technology, which means that both damnation and redemption can be mediated by technology.

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Authors & Contributors
Coeckelbergh, Mark
Kōichirō Kokubun
Walsh, Rebecca
Helena Mattsson
Cupers, Kenny
Simon, Zoltán Boldizsár
Concepts
Philosophy of technology
Technology and society
Historiography
Technology
Historical method
Philosophy of science
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
17th century
Places
Japan
France
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