Heidegger, technology and sustainability: between intentionality, accountability and empowerment

Nobre, Ângela Lacerda; Duarte, Rogério; Jacquinet, Marc

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Nobre, Ângela Lacerda

Duarte, Rogério

Jacquinet, Marc

Abstract(s)

Transition is the adequate term for characterising contemporary societies. Norms and values are in transit, led by a technological revolution, which is, in itself, the tip of the iceberg of millenary social and cultural changes. Heidegger, one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century, captured this tension between social change and innovative technology and showed that the Western civilisation was captive of ontological instances whose role was already pin-pointed by Greek Antiquity philosophy but which went underground with Modernity. The product of Heidegger’s work was a revolution in Western thought, which found echoes across all areas of society. Taking Husserl’s call for “back to the things themselves”, Heidegger’s impact has empowered the calls for more sustainable and resilient societies. Sustainability models, with its three pillars of environmental, economic and social sustainability, are directly dependent upon the role of technology and of information science in shaping current patterns of production and consumption in contemporary societies. Industrial, academic and political discourses already voice such taken for granted assumptions. Nevertheless, it is crucial to clarify and to highlight the links between economic evolution and progress, social change and the catalysing role of technology, taken as an enabler of human action.

Keywords

Heidegger Human-computer Interaction Industry 4.0 Information science Techno-science Hypermodernity Post-industrial society Resilience Collaborative work and learning Social tradition Social theory Technology Sustainability

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/8476

Citation

Lacerda Nobre, Angela; Duarte, Rogério; Jacquinet, Marc - Heidegger, technology and sustainability: between intentionality, accountability and empowerment. In ICEIS 2017. International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 19, Porto, 2017 - "International conference... [Em linha]: proceedings". [S.l.]: SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2017. ISBN 978-989-758-247-9. Vol. 3, p. 186-190