Hermenêutica, Fenomenologia e Pragmatismo na filosofia da tecnologia de Don Ihde: Uma visada interrelacional de humanos e artefatos tecnológicos

Helder Buenos Aires de Carvalho; Gustavo Welysson de Sousa Brito

doi:10.32334/oqnfp.2024n54a980

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32334/oqnfp.2024n54a980

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Hermeneutics, phenomenology, Pragmatism, Philosophy of Technology, Postphenomenology, Don Ihde

Helder Buenos Aires de Carvalho

Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5595-611X

Gustavo Welysson Sousa Brito

Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

Abstract

This paper aims to show how Don Ihde’s philosophy of technology, which he named post-phenomenology of human-technology relations, articulates hermeneutics, phenomenology, and pragmatism to provide an understanding of technology and the meaning of its insertions in the world of life by allowing a non instrumentalist view of technological artifacts. This triple theoretical convergence of Ihde’s post phenomenology, from the perspective of a philosophy of praxis, critically enhances our understanding of the technological phenomenon and invites us to a deeper reflection on its implications for our ways of being and living, where humans and tech artifacts are intrinsically intertwined.

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Vol. 32 No. 54 (2024): Dossier Philosophy of Technology II

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Author Biographies

Helder Buenos Aires de Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

He holds a BA in Philosophy from the Federal University of Piauí (1988), an MA in Philosophy from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1996) and a PhD in Philosophy from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2004), with a doctoral internship at Boston College, USA (2001). He also did post-doctoral studies at PUCRS (2010) and UFMG (2018). He is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Piauí, working in the Department of Philosophy in the undergraduate program and in the Master's and Doctorate in Philosophy. He was a professor in the Master's Program in History of Brazil/UFPI and the Master's Program in Development and Environment/UFPI. He was an Assistant Professor at the State University of Piauí (1989-1991). He has experience in Philosophy, with an emphasis on Contemporary Ethics, working mainly on the following subjects: Alasdair MacIntyre, Hans Jonas, ethics, rationality, tradition, contemporary ethics and philosophy of technology. He was Head of the Department of Philosophy/UFPI (1997-1999; 2005-2007), Coordinator of the Master's in Ethics and Epistemology at UFPI (currently PPG in Philosophy/UFPI) from 2007 to 2011, and from 2012 to 2016; Operational Coordinator of the Interinstitutional Doctorate in Philosophy UFMG-UFPI from 2008 to 2012; Tutor Professor of PET Philosophy/UFPI (2007-2010; 2011-2017). Professor of the Doctorate in Philosophy at the Federal University of Ceará since 2013; Professor of the Master's in Philosophy (UFMA). UFPI Productivity Fellow (2015-2016; 2018); CNPq PQ Productivity Fellow (2018-2021, 2022-2025).

Gustavo Welysson Sousa Brito, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

He graduated in Philosophy from the Federal University of Piauí in 2024 and is currently studying for a master's degree in the same area at the same institution. His research focuses on the philosophy of technology, with special attention to the post-phenomenology of technology proposed by Don Ihde.

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