Aristotle's Eudaimonia & Scientific Method

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______ is described by Aristotle as being both good spirited and attainable by humans.

Eudaimonia

According to Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's concept of human flourishing is the result of components such as phronesis, friendship, wealth, and ______.

power

The scientific method includes seven steps, beginning with observation and problem determination, and culminating in formulating conclusions and providing ______.

recommendation

Science is defined by two distinct features: experimentation and ______.

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To be best prepared for an upcoming disaster, preparation should include ______ proof materials.

<p>calamity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Instead of competition, the new trend for success is ______.

<p>coordination</p> Signup and view all the answers

Heidegger defined human flourishing as being a ______ activity.

<p>technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

Global partnership for development is one of the Millennium ______ Goals.

<p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ is the expression of an alternative idea.

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Thomas Kuhn is famous for warning to approach the ______ between evidence and theory with caution.

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Flashcards

Eudaimonia

A state of human flourishing or living well, considered the highest good by Aristotle.

Scientific Method Steps

Observe, determine the problem, formulate a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze results, and form a conclusion.

Features of Science

Experimentation and Empiricism.

Western Civilization

Focuses more on the individual rather than the collective.

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Verification Theory

A criterion distinguishing philosophy and science; it asserts that for a statement to be meaningful, it must be empirically verifiable.

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Falsification Theory

A methodology in science which asserts that for a statement to be scientific, it must be empirically falsifiable.

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Nicomachean Ethics/results

Aristotle believed that human flourishing arises as a result of diff components such as phronesis, friendship, wealth, and power

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Study Notes

  • Eudaimonia is defined as being good spirited.
  • Aristotle described Eudaimonia as attainable by humans.
  • Eudaimonia translates to human flourishing.
  • Nicomachean Ethics says Aristotle's human flourishing arises from phronesis, friendship, wealth, and power.

7 Scientific Method Steps

  • Observe
  • Determine the problem
  • Formulate hypothesis
  • Conduct Experiment
  • Gather and analyze results
  • Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation

Distinct Features

  • Experimentation
  • Empericism
  • Region, luck, and human randomness are other fields that generate results from science.
  • Calamity proof materials are best during an upcoming disaster.
  • Primary indicator of development is growth.
  • Trend when competition becomes passé is coordination.
  • Heidegger stated technology is a human activity.
  • Millennium development goals include global partnership for development.
  • Intersubjectivity is an alternative idea.
  • Studies encouraged by Chinese and Japanese scholars are literature, sciences, and art.
  • Vienna Circle was a group of scholars who believed.
  • Thomas Kuhn warned about bridging the gap between evidence and theory.
  • Verification Theory is the earliest criterion that distinguishes philosophy and science.
  • Western Civilization focuses more on the individual.
  • Falsification Theory is the current prevalent methodology in science.
  • Aristotle perceived humans today as expected to be the "man of the world".
  • Karl Popper is notorious for stating that up and coming theories of time are not testable, and thus not falsifiable.

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