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The introduction is narrow-scoped and the explication of ideas lacks context -- if you're going to include pithy expositions they need to be sufficiently general that they sit in context with his broader thought, not just one work. As such, it's misleading to readers who might want to acquaint themselves with the thinker. The controversial elements need to be mentioned -- but the breadth of influence of his ideas suggest that his very questionable political activity and failures in his personal life can, at least in part, be evaluated separately from his philosophical output. To make the introduction more representative, his philosophical project and breadth of work needs to be outlined more fully, including mention of his influence on subsequent philosophy. 184.148.136.17 (talk) 02:10, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Biography" and "Personal Life"
What is the difference, and why are they considered separate segments? Is the same or similar logic applied to other parts of this article?
32.221.207.102 (talk) 20:40, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The essence of technology
Below I copy a section from the phenomenology page that did not really fit. It's sourced though, and since you don't have coverage here, I thought it might be incorporated. I leave the specifics to those actively involved on the page.
Cheers,
The "essence of technology"
According to Heidegger, the essence of technology is the way of being of modern humans—a way of conducting themselves towards the world—that sees the world as something to be ordered and shaped in line with projects, intentions and desires—a 'will to power' that manifests itself as a 'will to technology'.[1]
Heidegger claims that there were other times in human history, a pre-modern time, where humans did not orient themselves towards the world in a technological way—simply as resources for our purposes.[1]
However, according to Heidegger this 'pre-technological' age (or mood) is one where humans' relation with the world and artifacts, their way of being disposed, was poetic and aesthetic rather than technological (enframing).[1] There are many who disagree with Heidegger's account of the modern technological attitude as the 'enframing' of the world.[2] For example, Andrew Feenberg argues that Heidegger's account of modern technology is not borne out in contemporary everyday encounters with technology.[1]Patrick J. Welsh (talk) 20:00, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
overlapping lists of students
There is duplication in the lists of Heidegger's students at Marbug (unsourced) and Freiburg (two sources). If there is a mistake in the first list, it should be corrected; if students followed him, that should be stated explicitly to avoid interpreting the duplication as an error. Patrick J. Welsh (talk) 18:54, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
^ abcdIntrona, L. (2005) Disclosing the Digital Face: The ethics of facial recognition systems, Ethics and Information Technology, 7(2)
^Feenberg, A. (1999) 'Technology and Meaning', in Questioning Technology, London and New York: Routledge.
