Technique, Autonomy, and the Production of Subjects

Introduction

This text presents a reflection on the relationship between technique, autonomy, and the production of subjects. It is divided into two sections; the first section deals with the relationship between technique, technology, and education, and the second talks about the connection between autonomy, ICTs, and education.

Technique, Technology, and Education

I think it is important to begin with a brief look at the minimal points of convergence and divergence between technique and technology and how they are inserted in education. To ask itself about technique is not a futile exercise; on the contrary, this issue remits to the subjectivity, nature, and process through which subjects come into existence in society, namely, education.

Heidegger mentions two phrases that respond to the question concerning technique. “One says: Technology is a means to an end. The other says: Technology is a human activity. The two definitions of technology co-belong. For to posit ends and procure...