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I explore Martin Heidegger's essay The Question Concerning Technology and use it to analyze Social Media. Heidegger built on Aristotle's four causes to show how technology says something more fundamental about Being, veritas and Gestell (enframing).

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Photograph of Martin Heidegger. Detail of a phototograph entitled : "W 134 Nr. 060678b - Hausen: Festakt, in der Reihe, Kultusminister Storz, Prof. Heidegger, Dichtel". Additional reference : Teilbestand W 134 (Neg. BaWü), Teil 1 - Fotosammlung Willy Pragher: Filmnegative Baden-Württemberg, Teil 1.

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