Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Flakne, April
Area of Concentration
Philosophy
Abstract
After the atrocities of WWII, certain technologies such as nuclear weaponry has been shown to not necessarily be in humanity’s best interest. Yet, technology is a necessary component of our everyday lives; hence, there is an ever-increasing imperative to properly control it. Although, according to Martin Heidegger, Modern Technology may be irreversibly in control of humanity rather than vice versa. Given such a grim outlook, the question of this thesis aims to clarify Heidegger’s perspective on the origin of this problem as well as his solution of ‘poetic dwelling’.
Recommended Citation
Latimer, Elias, "Heidegger and the Question Concerning Technology" (2020). Theses & ETDs. 5867.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5867