The Heidegger Kritik is bound to “make a comeback,” as some debaters have put it, during the 2011-2012 space exploration topic for CX debate. Heidegger is one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. He is specifically employed in debate for his views on ethics, technology and ecology. (It is understood the the Kritik arose in the early 1990′s of policy debate from Shanahan’s fascination with Martin Heidegger). For the space exploration topic, absolutely every affirmative should be able to understand and answer the Heidegger Kritik since it has great internal links. In case you’re not familiar with good ‘ole Martin Heidegger, here are some resources to get you started:
- Heidegger on Wikipedia
- Heidegger on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Beckman et al, 2000, “Martin Heidegger and Environmental Ethics”
- Dreyfus, “Heidegger on the Connection between Nihilism, Art, Technology and Politics”
- Heidegger, “The Question Concerning Technology”
- “Understanding Heidegger’s ‘The Question Concerning Technology’”
- Sabatino, “A Heideggerian Reflection on the Prospects of Technology”
- Feenberg, 2005, “Heidegger, Marcuse and the Philosophy of Technology”
- …and a website with a number of different links to other sites on Heidegger.
