Standing Reserve in The Question Concerning Technology” by...

Upon reading â€Å"The Question Concerning Technology† by Martin Heidegger I was very confused to say the least. Like any other philosophical work there is many confusing analogies and examples that seem to go full circle almost nowhere. I decided to pick the concept â€Å"standing-reserve† initially because of the somewhat easy-to-follow example Heidegger used. From what I got from the essay I believe that â€Å"standing-reserve†, according to Heidegger, is grounds for concern. Standing-reserve takes the subject out of objects like humans or the plane (which will be covered later) and makes them exists only for their future potential. Something in standing-reserve is technology ready to be used in the future. I will now try to delve into the subject of†¦show more content†¦Heidegger says: â€Å"Whatever stands by in the sense of standing-reserve no longer stands over against us as object.† (pg. 105) I sat thinking about this and must have re-rea d it a few dozen times, the sentence is short yet very dense. I knew originally that it had to have a major impact on the rest of the essay and after much analysis and thought I came to the conclusion on what I thought was an accurate interpretation. From this Heidegger means that whatever is considered standing-reserve is no longer the subject of what is happening. This seems like it may mean nothing because one may state â€Å"well if something is in standing-reserve it shouldn’t be the subject† but in reality it could have repercussions. In terms of the essay as a whole this sentence seems to warn us against the potential technology has a taking control of certain situations. The example about my job earlier is perfect in this idea. I, the standing-reserve, was no longer the subject like I should have been. Heidegger, I believe, is challenging the thought that the standing-reserve, in this sense, does not exist. He uses that plane sitting on a runway waiting to be u sed in flight as a device to introduce his argument for the existence. In layman’s terms the plane can be interpreted very simply. It is common knowledge that just because a plane is sitting unused that it just ceases to exist. That would be preposterous; of course the plane still exists. This is the root for his argument for theShow MoreRelatedCritique Of The Heidegger s Hon 105 - Philosophical Inquiry1723 Words   |  7 PagesPhilosophical Inquiry Technology as Unconcealment Throughout the entirety of human existence, man has thought within the realm of the universe, and has relatively recently found the usage of technology as a means to an end. Technology as a whole is reliant upon humanity for it’s creation, and we are it’s sole provider of it’s unconcealment. These statements sum up what Martin Heidegger deplores about modern technological thought. In fact, at first it seems that Heidegger despises technology. Once one becomesRead MoreThe Value of Nothing Analysis2000 Words   |  8 Pagesof labeling can be seen in Run Wrake’s Rabbit when the young children are overtaken with greed, and only see animals as standing reserve for their profit driven activities. In The Value of Nothing, Patel explains the inability of economists to adapt their thoughts that are previously supported by quantitative research. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, admitted that his ideology regarding free markets was indeed wrong, and that the world’s economic model was not workingRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesargument in our technical sense of that word? a. I hate you. Get out of here! b. Im sure Martin Luther King Jr. didnt die during the 1960s, because it says right here in the encyclopedia that he was assassinated in Memphis in 1998. c. The Republican Party began back in the 1850s as a U.S. political party. Abraham Lincoln was their first candidate to win the presidency. d. I don’t believe you when you say Martin Luther King Jr. could have been elected president if he hadn’t been assassinated. Try