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Lecture 7 STS - Lesson 4

This lecture discusses the concept of human flourishing in the context of science and technology. It defines key terms like eudaimonia and the principles of human flourishing. According to Aristotle, human flourishing requires living with others and acquiring virtues through practice. The lecture also contrasts Eastern and Western views of human flourishing, and examines how science and technology can both contribute to and threaten human flourishing.

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Lecture 7 STS - Lesson 4

This lecture discusses the concept of human flourishing in the context of science and technology. It defines key terms like eudaimonia and the principles of human flourishing. According to Aristotle, human flourishing requires living with others and acquiring virtues through practice. The lecture also contrasts Eastern and Western views of human flourishing, and examines how science and technology can both contribute to and threaten human flourishing.

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Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

LECTURE 7: THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND


TECHNOLOGY

Module Description:
This module will introduce several philosophical foundations that will aid in the
examination of science and technology's functions, roles, and effects on society. It also seeks to
educate students to the concept of human flourishing in the context of rapid scientific progress,
globalization, and technological advancement.

Module Content:
• THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OFSCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
o What is Happiness? o Eudaimonia o
Human flourishing o Principles of Human Flourishing o
Eastern o Western
o Science, Technology, and Human
Flourishing Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the human person flourishing in terms of science and technology
2. Identify the Principles of Human Flourishing
3. Describe the what is happiness

We, as humans, consider ourselves to be the ones with greater intellectual capacity. We've
discovered that things around us have potential when they're coupled with other things or
employed in ways that they're naturally inclined to be used. Many things have been found over
time, through impassioned search, experiment, or even an unintentional encounter, and we are
motivated to use, produce, and alter nature. This lecture briefly discusses man's characteristics
and capabilities, as well as his function in connection to technology and society. It all starts with
St. Augustine's belief that humans were created by God, the Supreme Good, and that He has
given us intellect and the freedom to choose what is good in order to return to Him. The journey
to God demands graces from Him in order for us, as humans, to choose to do and create things
for one other and the good of all. This lesson also offers some philosophical thoughts on how
technology might be regarded as a tool for higher ends, aside from the common notion that it
provides more efficient and pleasant ways of achieving and doing things.
Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OFSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


• Technology has always been defined
as a means to an end and being a
human activity.
• It has long filled the word. Everyday
routines are marked with technological
advances that reflect what a society is
good or known for. Technology has
well advanced since the middle of the
20th
• Century especially after the end of
World War II. It is not unexpected for technology
• to involve question of knowledge which lead to its formation as one of the branches of
philosophy. This also led to the furtherance of technology based on how it is viewed and
understood. But there is more to that.
• Aristotle, was born 304 B.C. an ancient Greek philosophy scientist and one of the most
significant thinkers and who contributed so much to science, technology, political theory,
and aesthetics world; followed that knowledge of the world begins by looking and
examining that which exists. To understand the human person flourishing in terms of
science and technology, it is good to first examine technology in its essence.

What is Happiness?
Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

• In psychology, happiness is a
mental or emotional state of
well-being which can
be defined by, among others,
positive or pleasant emotions
ranging from contentment to intense joy.
• To behaviorists, happiness is a
cocktail of emotions we experience when
we do something good or positive.
• To neurologists, happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain
as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival.
• The hedonistic view of well-being is that happiness is the polar opposite of suffering, the
presence of happiness indicates the absence of pain. Because of this, hedonists believe
that the purpose of life is to maximize happiness, which minimizes misery.
• Eudaimonia, a term that combines the Greek words for "good" and "spirit" to describe the
ideology. Eudaimonia defines happiness as the pursuit of becoming a better person.
Eudaimonists do this by challenging themselves intellectually or by engaging in activities
that make them spiritually richer people.

According to Aristotle he believed that human flourishing requires a life with other people.
Aristotle taught that people acquire virtues through practice and that a set of concrete virtues
could lead a person toward his natural excellence and happiness.
He also believes that there is an end of all of the actions that we perform which we desire for
itself. This is what is known as eudaimonia, flourishing, or happiness, which is desired for its
own sake with all other things being desired on its account. Eudaimonia is a property of one's
life when considered as a whole. Flourishing is the highest good of human endeavors and that
toward which all actions aim. It is success as a human being. The best life is one of excellent
human activity.

Eudaimonia:
• “good spirited”
• Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is attainable by humans.
Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

• “human flourishing” it values health


intrinsically and applies universally
to all human lives. Human
flourishing embraces our shared
humanity and
serves everyone’s interest. All
people should have the
conditions for flourishing and realizing their ability to be healthy. They can use their
values, talents, and abilities in pursuit of their own goals and health.
• From Nicomachean Ethics (philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a
human being.)
• Human flourishing arises as a result of different components such as:
o Phronesis - “wisdom in determining
ends and the means of attaining them,
practical understanding,
sound judgment,” comes
from Latin phronēsis, from
Greek phrónēsis, meaning “practical
wisdom, prudence in government and
public affairs” in Plato, Aristotle, and
other heavy hitters.
o Friendship o Wealth o Power
o In ancient Greek civilization, they believed that obtaining those would ensure the
individuals' happiness, allowing them to participate in the larger concept of what
we now call the Good. In ancient Greek civilization, they believed that obtaining
those would ensure the individuals' happiness, allowing them to participate in the
larger concept of what we now call the Good.
o The factors that make for human flourishing have changed over time. The factors
that make for human flourishing have changed over time.
o People found means to live more comfortably, explore more places, develop
more products, and make more money
o Humans of today are expected to become “man of the world”.
Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

o Assumed to also be oriented in a global neighborhood, collaborating with


institutions and the government to achieve a shared objective.
• Principles of Human Flourishing o Dignity of the Human person - personal rights values
or rights that require that all persons be respected, regardless of race, social position,
money, or other factors.
o Common Good - sacrificing self-interest to provide for the basic human needs of
everyone makes the whole community flourish.
o Preferential Option for the Poor - when decisions are made with the poor and
disadvantaged in consideration originally
o Subsidarity - when all those affected by a decision are involved in making it.
o Stewardship of Creation - It is a human obligation for the common good to care
for the Earth as a (God-given) gift.
o Promotion of Peace - everyone has the duty to respect and collaborate in
personal relationships, and at national and global levels.
o Participation - everyone has the right and the duty to take part in the life of a
society
(economic, political, cultural, religious) o Global Solidarity - recognition that we
are all connected, that we are all individuals of the same human family. recognition
that we are all connected, that we are all individuals of the same human family.
• Eastern o Focus is community-centric o Individual should sacrifice himself for the sake of
society o Chinese Confucian system o Japanese Bushido o Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art for a greater cause
• Western
o More focused on the individual o Human flourishing as an end
o Aristotelian view
o Aims for eudaimonia as the ultimate good
• Science, Technology, and Human Flourishing o Every discovery, innovation, and
success contribute to our pool of human knowledge. o Human’s perpetual needs to
locate themselves in the world by finding proof to trace evolution.
o Elicits our idea of self-importance o Technology is a human activity we excel
in as a result of achieving science.
o Good is inherently related to the truth.
Lecture 7 Human Person Flourishing

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Assessment:
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