ABSTRACT
This chapter concludes that the metaphor of performance is very powerful and is more than a metaphor. It explores the idea that philosophy (of technology) itself is a performance. Inspired by recent literature in the field of performance philosophy (Cull, Bowie, Böhler) and continuing engagement with Plato, the chapter stresses participation, embodiment, rhythm, situatedness, and immanence. Moreover, based on a reading of some of Plato’s dialogues on rhetoric, the chapter also discusses rhetoric and its application to use of technology (persuasive technologies) and indeed philosophy itself. The chapter also includes a reflection on the role of philosophers (a distinction is made between Socratic and non-Socratic choreography and performance) and, influenced by Noë, asks how reflection on this question is possible, given that we are in the practice and performance. The chapter ends with the question what happens when philosophy of technology, through a performative turn, becomes aware of its own performativity and performative nature.
