ABSTRACT
The author discusses the Greek understanding of technology as both skill and art and notes that it can be a creative and destructive force depending on how it is put to use by humans. The author then describes the difference between technology that enhances humanity’s unconcealment and modern technology which has been framed simply as a neutral tool, one that makes possible increased efficiency. Noting Heidegger’s insights on modern technology, the author discusses the posthuman condition which has reclaimed the poiesis of technology at the same time it has opened the door for unprecedented abuse of the human body. Turning to the curriculum field, the author notes that curriculum scholars are largely silent on the topic of biomedicine, which the author attributes to a rigidity and lack of digital art. Next, the author describes a posthuman condition where humans return to nature and technology enters the body. The author provides three vignettes which demonstrate how new biomedical technology raises conceptual and ethical concerns. Lastly, the author calls on curriculum theorists to claim their voice in the biomedical field. 1
