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TunaFree_DolphinMeat t1_itubckt wrote

Reply to comment by OutsourcedIconoclasm in The philosophy of Martin Heidegger who argued that the Technological mindset has destroyed our relationship to the world so that Nature is seen as so many resources to exploit. He presents an alternative: a poetic relationship to the world by thelivingphilosophy

A direct relationship with the world doesn't dictate your willingness to destroy it or not. Many cultures claiming to appreciate nature still destroyed it. Using technology as an excuse or proxy doesn't really add up.

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OutsourcedIconoclasm t1_iturpgb wrote

Although I don’t bring up the issue of destruction and nature, I will add that technology can be used as an intermediary to appreciate nature. One example can be through nature shows and the like. Another is through empirical analysis. However, they both still don’t solve the issue with tech as an intermediary as opposed to a direct relationship with the natural environment.

I don’t mean “nature” or “natural environment” in the western sense. But in the phenomenal sense.

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TunaFree_DolphinMeat t1_iu0cms4 wrote

I know what you're saying regarding nature and my point stands. Using it as an excuse doesn't add up. Seeing as how there are people that still destroy nature in a phenomenal sense sans technology.

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OutsourcedIconoclasm t1_iu0r5yn wrote

Okay. I guess I’m just confused as to the point of the comment. Since I didn’t discuss destruction or using nature as an excuse.

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