The essence of technology is not something we make; it is a mode of being or of revealing
Challenging
The mode of revealing of modern technology
Physis
Arising of something from itself, a bringing-forth or poieses
Expediting
The challenging that brings forth the energy of nature; make an action or process that is 100% accomplished
Standing in Reserve
Term used by Heidegger to name the things that are revealed in modern technology
Objects
Things that "stand against us" as things with autonomy
Enframing
The essence of modern technology
Frame
The network of interlocking things standing in reserve
Eudaimonia
Good fortune; material prosperity; a situation achieved through virtue, knowledge, and excellence
Eudaimonia is constituted not by honor or wealth power but by rational activity in the virtues of character, the intellectual virtues, mutually beneficial friendships, and scientific knowledge
Plato's Three Motivating Parts of the Soul
Rational
Spirited
Appetitive
Aristotle's View - all humans seek to flourish - the proper and desired end of all of our actions
Four Aspects of Human Nature
Physical
Emotional
Social
Rational
Living Rationally (Consciously)
Means dealing with the world conceptually and implies respect for the facts of reality
