On Technological Rationality and the Lack of Authenticity in the Modern Age: A Critique of Andrew Feenberg's Notion of Adaptability.
I will argue in this paper that Andrew Feenberg has erred in his claim on technological adaptability. Adapting to modern technology may not always be liberating. Drawing from his reflections on Heidegger and Marcuse, I will explain why Feenberg thinks that adaptability has a redemptive role in the m...
| Publicado en: | Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 34 - 51 |
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