Heidegger, technology and ecology

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Abstract

This article investigates Heidegger’s views on technology, specifically focussing on whether it is possible to fit Heidegger’s ideas into an ecologically minded framework. The author concludes that the question of what we should do in the wake of the technological crisis we face is inappropriate in terms of Heidegger’s philosophy, since he proposes that we should first tackle the question “What should we think?”. The question whether Heidegger’s ideas on technology provide us with new paths of action, specifically in terms of ecological practice, is flawed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-171
Number of pages15
JournalSouth African Journal of Philosophy
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy

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