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Human Flourishing and Happiness in Science and Technology
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Human Flourishing and Happiness in Science and Technology

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What is the definition of human flourishing?

  • Experiencing positive emotions, positive psychological functioning, and positive social functioning most of the time (correct)
  • Maximizing feelings of pleasure and minimizing pain
  • Experiencing intense joy and contentment consistently
  • The pursuit of becoming better and experiencing life purpose

    • What does the hedonistic theory suggest about happiness?

  • Happiness is a mental and emotional state of well-being
  • A happy life maximizes feelings of pleasure and minimizes pain (correct)
  • Happiness is based on the premise that people feel happy if they experience life purpose, challenges, and growth
  • Happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior

    • What does eudaimonic happiness emphasize?

  • The pursuit of becoming better and experiencing life purpose (correct)
  • The presence of happiness indicates the absence of pain
  • Experiencing intense joy and contentment consistently
  • Maximizing enjoyment and positive emotion

    • How do behaviorists define happiness?

    <p>A cocktail of emotions experienced when doing something good or positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does flourishing in terms of science and technology entail?

    <p>Experiencing positive emotions, positive psychological functioning, and positive social functioning most of the time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does theism refer to?

    <p>Belief in the existence of a Supreme Being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does humanism emphasize?

    <p>Human experience and rational thinking as the source of knowledge and moral code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does monotheism entail?

    <p>Belief in the existence of only one god</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does polytheism entail?

    <p>Belief in the existence of multiple gods and goddesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Martin Heidegger, how does he view technology?

    <p>As more than just a means to an end or a human activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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