Chapter 19 acknowledges that tool choice is political, not just a techne. |
Here the design concept is placed at the centre of the nexus of the meaning of cultural production that rests on the three pillars Segno, Mythus, and Techne. |
Ancient Greek society did not possess the term art but techne. |
But one aspect of contemporary technology is that it almost eliminates any sense of techne. |
My work seeks to destabilize the illusory notion of one's power over his techne. |
The real problem with contemporary technology is not when it hides techne, but when it fails to, when it forces its users to apply axle grease or dig around in the muck of detail. |