Martin Heidegger's misunderstandings of modern technology
In this new and controversial book, a young Danish philosopher make a stand against Martin Heidegger's philosophical legacy. The battle deals with the understanding of the essence and genealogy of modern technology.
Contrary to Heidegger, Riis advances a number of contentious arguments, which goes to show that biotechnology may indeed hold the "saving power" of modernity, complex modern machines are kinds of artworks, and ancient craftsmanship may be as dangerous as modern technology. Turning Heidegger's arguments against himself, Riis demonstrates how Heidegger's thinking in his principal work ”Being and Time” lays the foundation for a radical attack on human existence, which concerns ancient as well as modern technology.
In making the different arguments, emphasis is given to Heidegger's hermeneutic tricks and techniques, which Heidegger utilizes in order to make his own thinking seem more coherent.
Copies for review can be acquired by contacting The Information Office at Roskilde University
or Francke Verlag, Tübingen.
Riis, Søren (2011) Zur Neubestimmung der Technik: Eine Auseinandersetzung mit Martin Heidegger, Francke Verlag, Tübingen [ISBN-10: 3772083749]
For further information please contact:
Assistant professor Søren Riis, Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University, +45 4674 2582, cellphone: +45 3027 6432, e-mail: soerenr(at)ruc.dk.
For copies for review please contact:
Lektoratsassistentin Amelie Sareika, Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co., KG Dischingerweg 5, D-72070 Tuebingen, Fon: ++49-(0) 7071-9797-31 / Fax: ++49-(0) 7071-9797-11, Mail: sareika@narr.de Net: www.narr.de
Information officer Kim Cort, Information Office, Roskilde University, +45 4674 2582, e-mail: kic@ruc.dk