The Human Person Flourishing In Science And Technology PDF

THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY At the end of the topic session, the students should be able to: Analyze the human Evaluate human flourishing condition in order to vis-à-vis the...

THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY At the end of the topic session, the students should be able to: Analyze the human Evaluate human flourishing condition in order to vis-à-vis the progress of deeply reflect and express science and technology so philosophical ramifications that the student can define that are meaningful to the for himself/herself the student as a part of society; meaning of the good life. and Guide Questions: a. Do you have body parts that currently require a visit to the doctor or perhaps surgery? b. What could have affected the functioning of these body parts? c. How would you feel about the possibility of regenerating these defective body parts? Let them compare the two (2) images by asking the following questions: a. What did you notice in the two (2) images? b. What is the most striking difference between them? c. c. What could have affected the development of the storage size of computers? How has this particular development affected society in return? Let them compare the two (2) images by asking the following questions: 1. What did you notice in the two (2) images? 2. What is the most striking difference between them? 3. What could have affected the development of the storage size of computers? How has this particular development affected society in return? ✓The James Webb telescope is the world’s largest space telescope and is expected to capture views of the dimmest and oldest galaxies in the universe and gaze into cloudy nebulas where stars and planetary systems are formed (Wray, 2017). ✓It is expected to be launched in space by 2019 if all tests prove successful, and will serve as NASA’s “premier observatory” for the next decade. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?  Cite an example of old and modern technology and tell them to explain how these are both means to an end and a human activity. CAUSA MATERIALIS - The material cause: “that out of which”, e.g., the material out of which a silver chalice is made. Why must silver or wood be chosen as the primary material for the chalice? Why must the chalice be shaped that way, in relation to the occasion being celebrated? Causa formulis - The formal cause: “the form”, “the account of what-it-is-to-be”, e.g., the shape into which the material is fashioned (shape of the chalice).  CAUSA FINALIS - The final cause/purpose: “the end, that for the sake of which a thing is done”, e.g., the chalice is made for the holy rite of communion. The chalice is made for a particular kind of activity, and its existence (as sacrificial vessel) is determined by this context. The silversmith is not just seen as the agent that effects the production of the chalice, but also the one responsible for the “revealing” of the chalice from the original material. CAUSA EFFICIENS - The efficient cause: “the primary source of the change or rest”, e.g., the artisan, or the silversmith who crafts the chalice.  You may give the river as an example for enframing. When an engineer sees a river, s/he may perceive it as a source of hydroelectric power. S/he sees the river through the eyes of technology. Another example would be human interest “in what others think of us, our immersion in idle talk, instead of the more philosophical thoughts of which we are capable” (Kuperus, 2016). Activity: Technology as Way of Revealing 1 Explain the meaning of the images in relation to enframing. 2 3