Ortega, Spengler and the problem of technology

Authors

  • José María Atencia Universidad de Málaga Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v21i1.2305

Keywords:

Technology, Life, Human Being, Culture, Ortega, Spengler

Abstract

This article analyzes the view of technology offered by two of the main critics of the contemporary culture: Spengler and Ortega. Their meditations on the meaning of technology are focused not only on its economic or social relevance, but also on its anthropological meaning. I expose their coincidences and their discrepancies when they see technology as a essential function of life. In contrast with Spengler’s disconsolate view, Ortega offers a more optimistic “sportive” conception of human being.

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Author Biography

José María Atencia, Universidad de Málaga

José María atencia es profesor de filosofía en la Universidad de Málaga.

Líneas de Investigación:

Filosofía de la naturaleza, filosofía de la historia, filosofía española.

Publicaciones recientes:

(2013) «Aspectos del simbolismo animal en la Antigüedad clásica», en A. Diéguez y J.M. Atencia (eds.), Naturaleza animal y humana, Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.

(2007) (ed.) Julián Marías: Una filosofía en libertad, Málaga: Universidad de Málaga, ISBN9788497472289421

Correo electrónico: jmatencia@uma.es

Published

2017-03-27

How to Cite

Atencia, J. M. (2017). Ortega, Spengler and the problem of technology. Contrastes. Revista Internacional De Filosofía, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v21i1.2305

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