Poiesis

In philosophy, the term refers to poiesis ( alt -gr. Ποιέω = make ) a ( standing in contrast to the practical and theoretical activities ) earmarked action ( Aristotle ).

While in practice, the action itself is ( Arts, meditation), poietic work is aimed to produce something or (eg, payment or benefit ) to reach the detour work any other purpose. Poietic actions are rather self-contained and accessible ( defined final state > material product > User object). Aristotle emphasizes in particular the criterion of teachability and precise descriptiveness of the action steps of the poietic activity that must be performed to produce a work or workpiece. With the completion of such a workpiece, the poietic act is completed.

Critical alienation effects are seen poietischer attitudes, specifically with regard to

• Of society (see Hannah Arendt, Cornelius Castoriadis ) and
• Nature ( faith in technology and dependence, environmental degradation and of ressources, see Heidegger's critique of technology ).

Basically, this distinction is conceptually to understand, as it is to find a purpose for most actions and every action depending on your perspective has both poietic as well as practical aspects.

Jürgen Habermas calls purpose -rational action strategically results-oriented when it is based in competitiveness, while instrumental performance- oriented action of understanding and observation is used ( state change due to events ).

The distinction purposive-rational, instrumental and strategic success-oriented action of verständigungsorientiertem communicative action but does not capture the specific difference of poiesis to practice; Practice was in Aristotle's theory of action and the action of the outdoors while poietic action was the craftsmen or indeed slaves reserved.