University of Qom Journal of Philosophical Theological Research 1735-9791 15 4 2014 08 23 Some Questions about the Lecture "A Question Concerning Technology" Some Questions about the Lecture "A Question Concerning Technology" 79 104 17 10.22091/pfk.2014.17 FA Ali Ashgar Morovat Journal Article 2015 02 18 In Heidegger's view, the essence of new technology is a kind of unveiling which calls man to violate the nature and asks him to organize it as a source of energy saving. In this kind of unveiling, existence is completely forgotten and modern man is threatened by homelessness and nihilism. In Heidegger's view, contemporary man can free himself from technology and find a delivering power in it by reflecting on its essence. Art and poetry as its best instance can deliver man form nihilism. Heidegger's lecture in 1954 entitled "<em>A Question Concerning Technology</em>" depicts how he has developed aforementioned approaches. The present paper explores those obstacles faced by Heidegger's audience to grasp his intellectual results about the essence of technology. Then it asks all specialists of Heidegger's works, who may read this paper, to provide a better ground for his thought by removing these obstacles and providing reasonable answers to these questions, if possible; otherwise, they should accept that Heidegger's method in his contemplation on technology is useless and admit that we cannot achieve independent results through following the way depicted by Heidegger. In Heidegger's view, the essence of new technology is a kind of unveiling which calls man to violate the nature and asks him to organize it as a source of energy saving. In this kind of unveiling, existence is completely forgotten and modern man is threatened by homelessness and nihilism. In Heidegger's view, contemporary man can free himself from technology and find a delivering power in it by reflecting on its essence. Art and poetry as its best instance can deliver man form nihilism. Heidegger's lecture in 1954 entitled "<em>A Question Concerning Technology</em>" depicts how he has developed aforementioned approaches. The present paper explores those obstacles faced by Heidegger's audience to grasp his intellectual results about the essence of technology. Then it asks all specialists of Heidegger's works, who may read this paper, to provide a better ground for his thought by removing these obstacles and providing reasonable answers to these questions, if possible; otherwise, they should accept that Heidegger's method in his contemplation on technology is useless and admit that we cannot achieve independent results through following the way depicted by Heidegger. https://pfk.qom.ac.ir/article_17_35febd64c5523b440b1249b8ab5a4b48.pdf