
The Question Concerning Technology (Martin Heidegger) - Book Review
About this episode
More questions than answers, more confusion than clarity.
'The Question Concerning Technology' by Martin Heidegger is a philosophical book containing multiple essays by the German philosopher. It centres around his concepts of 'Standing Reserve' & 'Enframing' but also contains a deconstruction of Nietzsche as well. The book contains no real structure but does have many helpful notes from the translator (as it was originally written in German).
I summarised the book as follows. "I have no idea what this book was about. Major props and kudos to anyone who can understand it. I gave it a low rating not because I disagreed or disliked the thesis, simply because I didn't understand it. One of those books where I'm not at all encouraged to even attempt to read any of the author's other works."
I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!
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(0:00) - Intro
(0:37) - Synopsis
(2:43) - ???
(4:49) - Personal Observations/Takeaways
(9:04) - Summary
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