File spoon-archives/heidegger.archive/heidegger_1998/heidegger.9802, message 1


Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 07:38:31 -0800
From: Mike Staples <mstaples-AT-argusqa.com>
Subject: Technological Enhancement


Guys,

I was hoping you could help me with two questions. The first concerns a
statement Dreyfus makes. He says that the technological way of
understanding Being is a recent phenomenon in man's understanding of the
world. I assume he is referring to our Cartesian/Newtonian/Kantian
version of "modern" and not so much the "modern" that stretches back to
Plato -- even though I understand the lineage here. Or perhaps Dreyfus
is talking about something else? Can someone help me out with this?

My second question concerns another Dreyfus statement: that, "what is
most important in our lives is not subject to efficient enhancement". My
problem here is tha, while this statement strikes an immediate cord with
me...and I think to myself "Yes, this must true", it is a little hard to
get clear and specific about what it means. Can anyone give me a short
(or long, if you like) elaboration on specifically what this means?

Thanks,

Michael Staples





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