The modern idea of emancipation is linked to the goal of overcoming dependencies and domination. However, as argued in the article, negative dialectics of emancipation must also be problematized. The project of emancipation, as it was formulated in the Age of Enlightenment, was often particular and was associated with the establishment of new forms of domination. Especially the project of liberation from the constraints of nature through technical development led to the domination of nature. In view of the ecological crisis, the dark side of this project is becoming apparent today. The ecological base of human development is at risk. It is therefore necessary to pursue the idea of a reflexive emancipation, which also takes nature into account in order to enable a sustainable technology development. Emancipatory Technology Studies should therefore support an emancipatory technology policy which promotes a positive dialectical movement that overcomes the contrast between submission to nature and technical mastery of nature.

现代的解放思想与克服依赖和统治的目标联系在一起。但是，正如本文所述，解放的消极辩证法也必须受到质疑。在启蒙时代提出的解放计划通常是特别的，并且与建立新的统治形式有关。从自然的束缚到技术发展的解放计划尤其导致了对自然的支配。鉴于生态危机，该项目的阴暗面在今天变得显而易见。人类发展的生态基础受到威胁。因此，有必要追求反身解放的思想，该思想也考虑到自然，以实现可持续的技术发展。