enframing-gestell

The introduction outlines Martin Heidegger's critique of modern technology as enframing (Gestell), which transforms beings into standing-reserve for exploitation, and discusses the reception of his ideas in East Asia, particularly China. It highlights the problematic assumption that technology is universal and the lack of original non-Western philosophical engagement with technology, emphasizing the need for a culturally rooted reflection on technology in China. The chapter also raises critical questions about how non-European cultures might rethink technology beyond Heidegger's Occidental framework.