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The Triumph of Technology and the Loss of Spirit

Throughout history, mankind has experienced a process of improvement in all areas of your being, from art to science, because of the restless nature of his spirit. Clear example of this was the Greek search the arete , ie, perfection or excellence of spirit. In fact, this concept was the goal of any Greek, from the artisan to the ruling, and that was the way to transcend and become virtuous. Later in the Renaissance, human behavior focused on the pursuit of beauty as the highest expression of perfection, always with the desire to capture the essence, the spirit of things and translate it into great works of art that can still be appreciate. And to further emphasize my point, I refer to Enlightenment, the Enlightenment, the encyclopedic and the search for truth by improvement of scientific knowledge and mastery of reason. And all these high ideals were as ultimate goal the improvement of the spirit, either through the pursuit of arete , or reaching the beautiful, or achieving mastery of knowledge, the importance of the soul was first.

Despite this, the modern West appears to have reached an impasse, a stalemate, where these anxieties typical of the spirit of classical perfection or enlightenment are overshadowed by the triumph of pragmatism and systematization of all human behavior, for the sake of greater effectiveness in the production process, ie, has been overshadowed by the triumph of technique. Already said Professor Juan Esteban Constain when he stated that "Today it is thought the stunning pace of equipment, and the days when the good man: man and woman, to grant the application-political correctness had a need to be worthy of their status by way of transcendence have been definitely supplanted by a dogmatism of the immediate, relentless and absurd whereby the major concerns of the species, such as love or peace or war, are a matter anachronistic and a computer or a technocrat, or both partners, will solve for us. " (Constain, Juan Esteban. "Roots of Our Ideas: The ideological process in the formation of Colombia. P. 13)

And here comes the question: What remains? The answer, though sad and disturbing, is clear: we are destined to lose our spirit, to be automatons in a system that will meet our immediate needs, without worrying about the perfection of the spirit, transcendence.

someone is likely to argue, not without some logic, that the technological development of the human being does not imply a loss of spirit, as looking for a utility maximization of the individual, therefore, following this logic utilitarian maximizing the happiness of it. To counter this argument, refer some clear examples to illustrate the "commodification" of human beings and the emptiness of their existence the result of the lack of desire to transcend, that is, to perfect the spirit.

It is no secret that education now tends increasingly to greater specialization of knowledge of learners, experts in micro producing large areas of a specific science, but also useless and ignorant another and even in other areas of the same. A clear example is the doctor can not treat a patient with appendicitis, since he is an expert in orthopedics of the left wrist. Or the lawyer who hides his inability to respond to a matter of criminal law, after the phrase "I'm no criminal lawyer, I specialize in tax law." And doctors and lawyers are not the only ones who suffer the serious consequence of excessive technicality today's world, every professional today is at risk of becoming the same, ie to become a single piece, easily replaceable, a giant mechanism that determines their actions and which depend on a insane, making them empty shells no desire for transcendence, that is, no desire to cultivate the spirit.

But this is not the only sign by which we can deduce that the success of the technically minded and immediately implies the loss of spirit, utilitarianism does too. In today's society there is a clear tendency to live the present, without thinking about the future, because if an individual is able to maintain a decent standard of living, with revenues that allow you to enjoy some comfort, there is no need to think the need to be worthy of itself, because to be decent in our society refers to having more. The greater amount of goods and wealth is held by the exercise of any profession, the greater the dignity of the subject, but at the time that wealth is gone, disappeared with her dignity. Thus, we see that dignity has nothing to do with the greatness, honor and all those values \u200b\u200bthat cultivated the spirit, but something measurable, volatile and empty, like money.

And here I ask the reader "a subject may be empty but happy rich? Does the money go down in history and spirit? Technical immediatism Can replace the desire for truth or perfection? What happened to the likes of Michelangelo, to complete a work of the perfection of the "Moses" not happy with it, asks you what why do not you speak?

probably survive with the rich appearance devoid of happiness, you can probably buy a monument that will last some time to be remembered, you probably think that truth and perfection are unnecessary for someone who lives so comfortably. However, only transcend those like Michelangelo, not content with what seems perfect, seeking true perfection, not happy with the appearance of truth, seeking the absolute truth, those who achieve the impossible and write history.

is where I urge the reader to retrieve the desire for transcendence, perfection of the mind, to shake the grogginess of his mind and seek the arete in your life, because it depends on your ability as well as individuals significance of our culture and civilization.