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What is the ultimate goal of human endeavors according to the text?
What is the ultimate goal of human endeavors according to the text?
- To live a life of pleasure
- To practice philosophical skepticism
- To achieve mental calmness
- To pursue their own good or flourishing (correct)
What is the key property of Eudaimonia?
What is the key property of Eudaimonia?
- Divine state of being
- Happiness and pleasure
- Virtue (arete) (correct)
- Egoism and selfishness
Which state of mind is happiness defined as in the text?
Which state of mind is happiness defined as in the text?
- Philosophical skepticism
- Egoistic
- Equanimity
- Pleasant (correct)
What is Pyrrho's main focus in founding Pyrrhonism?
What is Pyrrho's main focus in founding Pyrrhonism?
Which term best describes the moral excellence of a person according to the text?
Which term best describes the moral excellence of a person according to the text?
How are virtues portrayed in the text?
How are virtues portrayed in the text?
What is the danger associated with human beings reducing themselves to standing reserve?
What is the danger associated with human beings reducing themselves to standing reserve?
According to Heidegger, what is the danger associated with the disclosure of the enframing?
According to Heidegger, what is the danger associated with the disclosure of the enframing?
What does 'aletheia' mean in Greek?
What does 'aletheia' mean in Greek?
According to Heidegger, how does modern technology reveal?
According to Heidegger, how does modern technology reveal?
What is the modern concept of causality?
What is the modern concept of causality?
What is an example of bringing forth, according to the Greeks?
What is an example of bringing forth, according to the Greeks?
What is the ancient understanding of cause that aligns with the modern understanding?
What is the ancient understanding of cause that aligns with the modern understanding?
What does Piety mean according to Heidegger?
What does Piety mean according to Heidegger?
What is the process of questioning for Heidegger?
What is the process of questioning for Heidegger?
What is the essence of technology according to Heidegger?
What is the essence of technology according to Heidegger?
What is the Causa Formalis according to Aristotle?
What is the Causa Formalis according to Aristotle?
What is the relationship to technology according to Heidegger?
What is the relationship to technology according to Heidegger?
What did Technology Trends argue about humanity's power over nature?
What did Technology Trends argue about humanity's power over nature?
According to Technology Trends, what would happen if we view humanity solely through the lens of modernism?
According to Technology Trends, what would happen if we view humanity solely through the lens of modernism?
What warning did Technology Trends offer about society's fascination with explaining away mysteries?
What warning did Technology Trends offer about society's fascination with explaining away mysteries?
What was Francis Fukuyama's concern about the future in terms of technology?
What was Francis Fukuyama's concern about the future in terms of technology?
How did most people react to technological advancements, according to the text?
How did most people react to technological advancements, according to the text?
What major societal areas have been significantly impacted by social media, mobile devices, and the internet?
What major societal areas have been significantly impacted by social media, mobile devices, and the internet?
What are the potential future scenarios mentioned in the text?
What are the potential future scenarios mentioned in the text?
Who coined the term 'cyberspace'?
Who coined the term 'cyberspace'?
What does Jacques Ellul warn about the increasing dependence on technology?
What does Jacques Ellul warn about the increasing dependence on technology?
What does the text say about predicting the future?
What does the text say about predicting the future?
What is the key variable in understanding the future, according to the text?
What is the key variable in understanding the future, according to the text?
What is the concern expressed by nearly everyone in the text?
What is the concern expressed by nearly everyone in the text?
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