STS - Module 5 PDF
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Don Honorio Ventura State University
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This module from Don Honorio Ventura State University discusses the concept of human flourishing and its relationship to science and technology. Different perspectives on human flourishing, including eastern and western views, are explored. The module also examines science as a social endeavor and as a result of human activity.
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# Don Honorio Ventura State University ## College of Engineering and Architecture ### STS and the Human Condition # Human Flourishing - *** # Eudaimonia * "good spirited" * Aristotle * The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans # Human Flourishing: A. Aristotle: - *** * **Aristotle** *...
# Don Honorio Ventura State University ## College of Engineering and Architecture ### STS and the Human Condition # Human Flourishing - *** # Eudaimonia * "good spirited" * Aristotle * The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans # Human Flourishing: A. Aristotle: - *** * **Aristotle** * **Nichomachean Ethics** * **Phronesis** * **Friendship** * **Power** * **Wealth** * **Happiness (P)** * **Happiness (N)** * Live comfortably * Explore more places * Make more money * Develop more products # Human Flourishing: Towards Eudaimonia: - *** * **Man of the World** * No more competition * Coordination is the new trend! # Eastern vs. Western Perspectives - *** ## Eastern * Community-centric * Individual should sacrifice himself for the society * Chinese Confucian system & Japanese Bushido * Encourages studies of Literature, Sciences, and art for a greater cause ## Western * Individualistic * Human Flourishing as an end * Aristotelian view * Aims for Eudaimonia as the ultimate goal # Science, Technology, & Human Flourishing - *** * Every discovery, innovation, and success contributes to our pool of human knowledge. * Human's perpetual need to locate himself in the world by finding proofs to trace evolution. * Elicits our idea of self-importance. * Technology is a human activity we excel in as a result of achieving science (Heidegger) * Good is inherently related to the truth. # Science: Methods & Results - *** # Falsification Theory * As long as it is not yet proven to be false, we should not reject the said ideology. # Science as a Social Endeavor - *** * Science helps us to connect ourselves with the different cultures. # Science as a Result - *** * Science is not foolproof, and it does not claim for definite results. # Science as an Education - *** * Entrance exams in the secondary and tertiary levels.
