Dasein Reprogrammed: A Shift From Heideggerian Being To Designed Human
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https://doi.org/10.65105/2025jvp-0301-46Keywords:
Dasein , Transhumanism, Technology, Heidegger, Being-in-the-world, Superhuman, Existential Crisis, Man-Techno relationshipAbstract
In the current technological world, human beings are confronting the technologies of all time and clime, so they are experiencing reality through the lens of technology. Dasein, being-in-the-world of Heidegger, is losing its interconnectedness with the world as technology is bridging the relation of being and the world. Heidegger raises the question about the essence of technology, which is threatening to the essence of man; therefore, a reflective approach to this problem is inevitable. Now, with the rising concept of Transhumanism, there is no gateway to escape without addressing this existential crisis. This is the crucial time to contemplate the man-techno relationship, as the technology, which is always trying to master human beings, is now ready to make humans devoid of human qualities, emotions, and even individuality. There is also a need to deal with the technological factors that are continuously changing the definition of being human, as Transhumanists have their own optimistic definition of being human, which is the enhancement of human beings by their alteration with the help of technology, which makes them Transhuman or Superhuman, but not the Being-in-the-world. The intrinsic presence of technology in human beings is eliminating the way of its beingness by making it a by-product of technology.
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