This book presents a new and radical interpretation of some of Martin Heidegger's most influential texts. The unfamiliar interpretations all seek to question and unframe hasty assessments of the concepts and constellations of thoughts surrounding Heidegger's notion of modern technology. Heidegger's impressive work still hides many treasures and strange thoughts giving original insights into the rise of biotechnology, transgressions between art and technology and the writing of Western history. By way of surprising thought experiments, critical questioning, allusions and systematic conclusions, this book presents Heidegger's thoughts on technology in a way that not only shows his importance for philosophy and modern society, but also identifies his shortcomings and uses his original thoughts and concepts against him.

About the Author
Soren Riis is visiting researcher/scholar at Harvard University.

Reviews
The Danish philosopher Soren 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. -- Graham Harman, Southern California Institute of Architecture
A faithful, painstaking and subversive many-worlds rereading of Heidegger. It might be Heidegger's 'supreme danger,' but perhaps enframing is not so bad after all. -- Andrew Pickering, University of Exeter



Book Information
ISBN 9781498567664
Author Soren Riis
Format Hardback
Page Count 276
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 585g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 161mm * 25mm