Abstract
Recently, geologists in Southern Nevada discovered new deposits of naturally occurring asbestos and microscopic fibers in rocks and soil. The danger is that inhaling them can lead to mesothelioma. One problem is that this rare cancer often takes decades to manifest. This discovery abruptly stalled a highway project near Las Vegas. Due to this condition, management developed numerous protocols to keep workers safe. Using this case as a "thought model," the author challenges an established way of categorizing kinds of technologies as they relate to the concept of being. In turn, this thought model reveals that climate change alters the conditions for being, as recognized in the literature. Advancing this conversation requires that we must reclassify some technologies and develop a categorization for those that reflect a different way of thinking as it concerns being.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2017). Infrastructure, Urban Sprawl, and Naturally-Occurring Asbestos: An Ontological Thought Model for Wicked and Saving Technologies. Open Philosophy, 3(1), pp. 389-399. De Gruyter.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0133
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Enframing; Revealing; Saving Power; Wicked Problems
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2543-8875
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 Shane Epting, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
20 Dec 2017
