STS - Module 5.pdf

# Don Honorio Ventura State University ## College of Engineering and Architecture ### STS and the Human Condition # Human Flourishing - The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans. - "good spirited" - Aristotle # Eudaimonia - The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans. - "good spirited...

# Don Honorio Ventura State University ## College of Engineering and Architecture ### STS and the Human Condition # Human Flourishing - The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans. - "good spirited" - Aristotle # Eudaimonia - The pinnacle of happiness attainable by humans. - "good spirited" - Aristotle # Human Flourishing ## Aristotle ### Nicomachean Ethics #### Happiness (P) - Phronesis - Friendship - Power - Wealth #### Happiness (N) - Explore more places - Live comfortably - Develop more products - Make more money # Human Flourishing - "Man of the World" - NO more competition - Coordination is the new trend! # Eastern vs. Western There are two different views of human flourishing, Eastern and Western: ## 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, & 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 as Methods & Results # Falsification Theory - As long as it is not yet proven to be false, we should not reject the said ideology. # Science as 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. The image appears to be from a presentation. The presentation is about Human Flourishing, which is discussed through the lens of various philosophies, religions, and scientific theories. It goes on to discuss Science, Technology & Human Flourishing. The presentation is given by a young woman with long black hair, standing in front of a computer screen with a blue light. She is giving the presentation in an academic setting.