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In this paper, Ernst Cassirer’s (1874-1945) and Hans Freyer’s (1887-1969) interpretations of technology are presented, briefly compared and discussed. On the one side, Cassirer insisted, with his identification of technology as a 

symbolic form , on the necessary creative freedom for the development of culture and self-knowledge of man. On the other side,Freyer, from a neohegelian viewpoint, emphazised how the human spirit expresses himself in objective cultural forms , such as technology. The problem of the autonomy of technology or technological determinism is assessed within the philosophical framework of each author. Although neither Cassirer nor Freyer provide a final answer concerning that problem, it is possible to derive from both thinkers a strong defence of human autonomy and freedom in history.

 

 

 

Rosales Rodríguez, A. (2001). LA TÉCNICA COMO SÍMBOLO Y FORMA OBJETIVA EN LA FILOSOFÍA DE LA CULTURA. Praxis Filosófica, (13). https://doi.org/10.25100/pfilosofica.v0i13.3251

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