Unframing Martin Heidegger’s Understanding of Technology

Søren Riis is visiting researcher/scholar at Harvard University.

• Part IThe Essence of Modern TechnologyChapter 1Martin Heidegger’s Question Concerning TechnologyA Question about the Free RelationshipThe Essence of Modern Technology Thought of as EnframingThe Limitations of TechnologyChapter 2Modern Technology As The Offspring Of Enframing: The Reproduction Of Modern TechnologyUnder the Rule of EnframingThe Self-Movement of PhysisPhenomenology of EnframingChapter 3Toward an Understanding of EssenceHeidegger’s Concept of EssenceThe Total Mobilization of BeingsA Matter of TimePart IITechnology in the Context of ArtChapter 4“The Origin Of The Work Of Art”“Out of the Dark Opening”The Truth on the WorkThe Truth in the WorkChapter 5The Truth of TechnologyThe Mystery of the Work of ArtArt in the Work of TechnologyDangerous ArtPart IIIThe Story Between Nature and ArtChapter 6The Genealogy of Modern TechnologyTechne vs. Modern TechnologyThis History of MetaphysicsTwo Approaches Critiquing ModernityChapter 7Alternative GenealogiesThe Characteristic of BeingsBiotechnologyToward the Origin of Modern TechnologyChapter 8AdjustmentA Timely Work of Art“Where the Saving Power is, the Danger also Grows”The Other Beginning

The Danish philosopher Søren Riis is one of the authorities I trust most when it comes to Heidegger. He has a rare combination of scholarly mastery of Heidegger's texts and up-to-date awareness of the latest trends in the philosophy of technology. His respect for the reader's intelligence also makes reading his works an unusually pleasant experience. I am delighted to see this work finally being published in English.