Problem
When one looks around him now, he will see that man tends to find his happiness in the works of modern technology. Smart phones, tablets, laptops that come in different shapes and sizes with distinct features seem to be the measure of man's value. Social media has also affected the life of many. Face to face social interactions are being lessened and people keep working hard to update their gadgets. There seems to be no contentment as every time a new product is released, man finds another need that can only be answered by a new product. These new products also tend to replace man in the society as the demand for manual labor is becoming less and less because of the availability of machineries.
This human condition is not of without hope. Heidegger argued that this can be prevented if man will not allow himself to be overwhelmed with the enframing that he was set upon, but he pause for a while and reflect on the value of what is presented before him. A balance has to be struck between technology being instrumental and anthropological. One has to understand that technology does not only concern the means but also the end as one proverb goes, "The end does not justify the means." For Heidegger, the solution for this is that man would not be controlling and manipulative of what he was set upon but to also allow nature to reveal itself to him. With this, according to Heidegger, man will have a free relationship with technology.
A. In the above words , explain what is all about?
B. Explain the above meaning of "the society in the face of science and technology" . Cite some concrete examples.
C. What is the significance "the society in the face of science and technology"?
D. What is the role of "the society in the face of science and technology"?