This book is about the origins of the technological worldview. Conscious of the consequences of artificial intelligence, and aimed at contributing the field of political theory, this book reveals the relationship between technology and the modern world, as it was shaped in an important debate by two German philosophers. Hegel and Heidegger contest the meaning of modernity, history, and freedom, offering a scholarly guide to and an intellectual lens for the most pressing issues of technology and politics. This book unpack how Heidegger accuses Hegel of determining the world technologically. This study is unique as no substantial work has dealt with the explicit theme of the mastery of nature, with respect to both Hegel and Heidegger, while connecting it to the premise of early modern thought. This book seeks to fill this gap to broaden the field of Hegel and Heidegger scholarship by treating the specific topic of the mastery of nature within the larger goal of understanding the complexity of issues surrounding the increasing domination of technology.

Taylor J. Green is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lakehead University.