Ph.D Candidate of Philosophy of Science, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran
Abstract
Believing in a human will independent ‘essence’ for technology, will have far reaching implications for a thinker’s whole reflections on technology. Heidegger belongs to the camp of philosophers (so called ‘essentialists’) that believe in a such essence Until achieving to the ultimate aim of his thinking about technology – getting rid of Gestell – Heidegger continues to emphasize on this essence. In this essay I at first will try to correspond the reasons that Heidegger holds in favor of attaining a essence by technology with medical technology. Then I will discuss those critical standpoints with which Heidegger’s view could be confronted them.
Moinzadeh,M. (2011). Frankenstein or Prometheus: A Study on Essentialism in the Realm of Medical Technology. Philosophy of Science, 1(1), 75-103.
MLA
Moinzadeh,M. . "Frankenstein or Prometheus: A Study on Essentialism in the Realm of Medical Technology", Philosophy of Science, 1, 1, 2011, 75-103.
HARVARD
Moinzadeh M. (2011). 'Frankenstein or Prometheus: A Study on Essentialism in the Realm of Medical Technology', Philosophy of Science, 1(1), pp. 75-103.
CHICAGO
M. Moinzadeh, "Frankenstein or Prometheus: A Study on Essentialism in the Realm of Medical Technology," Philosophy of Science, 1 1 (2011): 75-103,
VANCOUVER
Moinzadeh M. Frankenstein or Prometheus: A Study on Essentialism in the Realm of Medical Technology. Philosophy of Science, 2011; 1(1): 75-103.
