Scientific Orientation by Heidegger's Concept of Ontotheology

Scientific Orientation by Ontotheology

All realms of science are shaped not only by the information produced by their growth and development, but by the very questions directed toward the entities which occupy them. The ultimate goal of science is to understand these entities with as great of clarity as possible, and this is accomplished by methodical investigation and the accumulation of as large a knowledge-base as possible. There are moments, however, where the sought-after knowledge requires the revision of what questions are asked due to some inconsistency between the object of study and what is known about it. During these moments of “crisis” study comes to a halt, the path forward now invisible under an incomplete system of inquiry. Martin Heidegger believes that philosophical thought is the proper tool needed for determining how to create more and more appropriate ways of pursuing the knowledge about each scientific subject during times of crises. Heidegger asserts, in his novel Being and Time, that at these crucial junctures, when the foundational assumptions that provide direction for scientific interrogation are brought into question, it is inappropriate to continue delving into the matter analytically. He instead maintains that he who would continue his inquiries is left with the task of “jumping ahead” and re-evaluating the way that this field will be approached, and thereby with altering the way that the field will develop in the future. ...

Scientific Orientation by Heidegger's Concept of Ontotheology

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