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Today I am going to be attempting something ambitious. I am going to pair a quotation from Heidegger, with a very densely packed observation from Dr. Farrell, and then ask given the pretty straightforward quotation from Heidegger on Technology, what possible implications might be suggested by Dr. Farrell’s observation. OK! here we go!

“Everywhere we remain unfree and chained to technology, whether we passionately affirm or deny it. But we are delivered over to it in the worst possible way when we regard it as something neutral; for this conception of it, to which today we particularly pay homage, makes us utterly blind to its essence” (Martin Heidegger, The Question Concerning Technology) 1954

And to quote Dr. Farrell, (Accurately I hope!)

“There is no Essence without Hypostasis, and there is no Hypostasis apart from Essence”

Hint: What might we conclude about Technology based on the relations involved?

Also: Paging Winston1984 to the Forum…. (Insert Wry Smile Here!) and to Dr. Scarmoge, please allow for only of the nine of you to respond!