Martin Heidegger's The Memorial Address

People in the world today depend on technology to help them succeed through life. However, the rate of its use among young kids and teen customers is increasing at a rapid pace. The reason being is that they would rather text a class friend and use social media rather than meeting up with them. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the scenario is similar to the world today, because nobody communicates or connects with people personally, leaving them isolated and alone. Also, in the article called “Tasking Multitasking To Task”, by Mark Harris, he explains that technology is affecting the human mind to lack interest in social skills and hobbies. Harris’ claim that technology is corrupting our lives is correct because many people have lost their attention span for anything beyond a simple phrase.

Thought can take time and effort, it can be meticulously simple. Thought can be quick and easy, simply saying the first thing that pops into your mind. Thought can be anything you want, imaginative, serious, etc. In the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows that everyone is capable of thinking for themselves, some people just don’t want to, or they feel like they don’t have the time.

By having access to so much technology, we can use it to do things for us, things that make us the individuals we are. Like when it feels that it is unnecessary to do something because there is an easier way to do it, it doesn’t necessarily mean you should avoid doing it yourself. Such as in the story, when it said that magazines and books didn’t sell anymore. People stopped reading because they felt that there was no importance to it when reading is something that makes a lot of people who they are. If everybody feels the need to be the same, or take the easy way out, things will turn out very boring and there will be no individuality left. The world doesn’t need 6 billion of the same person. So next time you can take the easy way out, always consider the benefits of doing it yourself. Because technology won’t always work out in our

Thought implies the internal conversation I have with myself regarding my own beliefs and those I hold for others. Often, these thoughts are

The new concept of thinking,

Every day we are surrounded by technology such as phones and computers. While we know that technology can help us to improve and advance our society, it still has a downfall. When daily tasks get easier, people get lazier. In Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, technology is everywhere; fast cars, interactive homes, mechanical hounds, and the parlor walls. Technology can be used to make life easier, they can emphasize human characteristics of distraction, censorship, and ignorance, which could be potentially harmful for society.

Martin Heidegger’s “Memorial Address” is more than a commemorative speech honoring composer, Conradin Kreutzer. Heidegger takes this opportunity to bring to light a pressing issue. The philosopher concerns over the societal imbalance between calculative thinking and meditative thinking, favoring the prior. This topic at this given event holds so much significance because he is speaking to an audience who is currently experiencing the issue he speaks of, and could easily apply it to their very current societal and situation.

Technology has changed drastically from the the time period in which Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, alludes to and the modern era which we live in today. However, the debate on whether technology is detrimental to our well-being and society has been very controversial. Technology is like a game of pick your poison. For example, we can either nitpick the issues with social media, cyberbullying, and all the inappropriate uses or we can focus on all positive aspects like staying in touch with old friends or staying current with important news stories. It is just like anything in the world, with the good comes the bad, but we have to contemplate does using technology create more positive in the world or leave greater negative impacts?

The author addresses the undeniable issues of society’s constant connection to technology. The brain can develop imbalances, for example, deficits in ability to concentrate, short attention, memory span, and emotional disturbances, such as depression (Gwinn

of the actions and events around him /her. Due to the nature of the human mind in which we use to improvise upon existing methods of improving quality of life and comforts, the world has evolved into a place of complex technological development. The influence

“Technology is a queer thing. It brings gifts in one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other,” as quoted by American stand-up comedian Carrie Snow. As aforementioned by Snow, technology is an anomaly itself since it is composed of a staggering amounts of attributes, ranging from moral to physical attributes specifically, that have yet to be established or even discovered. These aspects seem to be established for when it comes to developing any form of technological progress. Even as simple as it seems to ponder the concept of technology, it is rather stunning to process as well. It all seems to be due to the thought of not knowing the outcome of any advancement in technology. Unfortunately, there is also the other side of technology

The essay “How Computers Change the Way We Think” was written by Sherry Turkle, a well-known professor at MIT. Professor Turkle teaches Social Studies of Science and Technology, and she has written nine books and multiple essays on the relationship between humans and technology today. The thesis of Turkle’s essay is that the technology used to help humans work/think has started changing the way people think, and will continue to if there is no change. Overall, Turkle’s essay is very well-written, and has an important warning for all to heed: there are many negative consequences of the technology used by humans on a daily

about human nature and to engage in a critique of human psychology. (Thesis) While Verne’s elaborate descriptions of novel technologies reflects human optimism over technological advancement, Wells and Forster’s works serve to underscore human vulnerability to nature and technology, respectively.

In today's world, the real meaning of technology is not understood and known by all. Technological innovations do not worry people, unless of course, they are done to things we eat or use as medications or ones that affect our lives in any way. Often we do not think of things such as seedless fruits and antibiotics as technology. However, if we look deep into the meaning of technology, it is bought about my human beings and changes the environment so our goals can be met and in such a case even fruits become technology. (Cowan 301-326)

Throughout history people gain glory for their own reasons, Martin Heidegger gained his glory by being driven to change politics within the Nazi movement, helping the well-being of our planet and trying to influence the world for the better regarding his philosophical ideology.