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- Title
Auf Rädern: Notizen zu einer Phänomenologie des Fahrens.
- Authors
Liessmann, Konrad Paul
- Abstract
The article outlines the basic lines of a phenomenology of driving. The starting point is the thesis that "driving" does not occur in nature and is therefore a form of movement reserved for humans, which is linked to the invention of the wheel. This invention expanded the possibilities of mobility in technical and social terms. We argue that, on the one hand, travelling on wheels strengthens individuality and the feeling of freedom, but on the other hand it has a strong socio-political component that is often ignored: Efficient driving requires a dense road network, and this only emerges as the achievement of a community. Referring back to Matthew B. Crawford's philosophy of driving and Günther Anders' philosophy of technology, the question of whether the "autonomous car" restricts or expands the freedom of drivers is discussed. Finally, it is shown that the concept of driving, as manifested above all in the automobile, has also had a significant influence on our concept of social progress. However, this concept has fallen into crisis due to the ecological collateral damage of combustion technology.
- Subjects
ANDERS, Gunther, 1902-1992; HUMAN mechanics; DRUNK driving; DRIVERLESS cars; SOCIAL mobility; ACHIEVEMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY
- Publication
Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie, 2024, Vol 72, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0012-1045
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/dzph-2024-0001