Human Flourishing and Eudomania Quiz

A bearer is a person or thing that carries or holds something, finding meaning in the world that they build.

'Eudomania' is derived from the Greek words 'eu' meaning good and 'daimon' meaning spirit or deity.

Reflective thinking is crucial as it involves individuals consciously contemplating and evaluating their thoughts, experiences, actions, or beliefs regarding science and technology.

<p>'Technological pessimism' refers to the perspective that highlights the negative consequences and risks associated with technological advancements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Philosophy studies and addresses fundamental problems concerning existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simple living, plain dress, selective technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Mediative thinking' refers to a cognitive process that involves employing meditative practices or principles to cultivate a state of inner calm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technological optimism focuses on the positive potential and benefits of technological advancements. An example of human ingenuity related to it is the development of systems like laws, methods of government, transportation, education, and healthcare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher associated with phenomenology and existentialism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calculative thinking involves ordering and systematizing nature to understand and control it better, while mediative thinking involves letting nature reveal itself without forcing it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heidegger suggests that the problem is that technological thinking (calculative thinking) has become the dominant and often the only form of thinking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enflaming refers to the manner in which being manifests itself in the age of technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Some good</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Do unto others as you would have them do unto you</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Everything is matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pleasure, absence of pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accepting the moment as it presents itself</p> Signup and view all the answers