Blog 4: Ihde Readings

I'd like to start out by saying that this text is very hard to read. It takes a lot of effort and re-reading to understand what the philosophers and what Ihde are trying to say. They sort of beat around the bush and don't come out and tell you what they mean. They give you a lot of examples or circumstances without saying their main point. However in regards to chapter three i did find something understandable and interesting. Heidegger used the example of the process of hammering in a nail. He stated how the hammer as an object or as equipment disappears during the process because you are not thinking about the hammer. I found this very interesting because it is true in a lot of cases with different pieces of technology. We are not necessarily aware of the object we are using unless someting is wrong with it or it hinders the overall process. Then we become aware of the object, and the flaw it has and then how to fix it. Once the object is working properly again we begin to slowly but surely start to not notice the object anymore.