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MODULE 6 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY AND THE HUMAN CONDITIO Technology as a Way of Revealing  GENERATION GAP Attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology. The original idea is for technology to help everyone, it cannot be denied that not everyone...

MODULE 6 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY AND THE HUMAN CONDITIO Technology as a Way of Revealing  GENERATION GAP Attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology. The original idea is for technology to help everyone, it cannot be denied that not everyone is comfortable in using the different kinds of technologies. 1  NOTABLE COMPARISONS 1. MORTALITY RATE o Due to technology, lesser women and children die during birth, assuring robust population and strong workforce. 2. AVERAGE LIFESPAN o Aside from the reason that people engage, less in combat and are less likely to die intreatable diseases now as opposed to then, science is able to prolong lives by enhancing living status and discovering different remedies to most diseases. 2  3. LITERACY RATE Access to education provided to more individuals generally creates a more informed public that could determine a more just society. 4.GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUC (GDP) Although not an indicator of an average person’s lifestyle in a country, it is often usedto determine the value of the goods and services produced a period of time. 3  THE ESSENCE OF TECHNOLOGY Humanity has come a long way from our primitive way. Modern humans are reliant on technology in their search for the good life. Technology proves to be goal-oriented. It assumes that it is instrumental in achieving a goal in mind, that it is purposeful, deliberate craft humans steer in order to reach some greater good. A good life is one which is practical in essence. A life which makes use of our labor and which we get compensated fairly. 4  JASON HICKEL An anthropologist at the London School of Economics Challenges us to rethink and reflect on a different paradigm of “de-development” 5  Forget ‘developing’ poor countries, it’s time to “ de-develop” rich countries. The main strategy for eradicating poverty is the GROWTH. Growth has been the main objective of development, despite the fact that it is not working. Growth isn’t an option. Scientists are now telling us that we’re blowing and the hard truth is that the global crisis is dueto almost entirely to overconsumption in rich countries. Right now, our planet has enough resources for each of us. We should be thinking of ways to get rich countries to “catch down” to more appropriate levels of development. 6  SOLUTIONS … We should improve our lives. Rethinking our theory of progress is not only an ecological imperative, it is also a development. It is not about giving anything up. It’s about reaching a higher level of understanding and consciousness about we’re doing here and why. 8  BACKTRACKING THE HUMAN CONDITION Technology’s initial promises proved to be true By improving we measure the level of comfort, various scientific breakthroughs and improved lifestyles They are still trying to discover and rediscover things that would give meaning to the lives of people – whether it be honor, strength or merit. They are still trying to make sense of their existence in the world, and technology does little aidto pursuit the life’s meaning. It seems that the human condition, although more sophisticated, is nothing but a rehashed version of its former self. It is true that technology offered us one compelling notion of the truth and the good, such as Aristotle’s conception of human flourishing. Technological advancements are seemingly occurring in a rapid pace that morality cannot quite keep up; no such consideration was given in the 7 approach in achieving the good life. THANK YOU