Human Flourishing

MODULE 4

Human Flourishing
Live to Learn
and
Learn to Live
MODULE 4
STS

Science Society

Technology
Introduction
• The progress of human civilization throughout
history mirrors the development of science and
technology.
• The human person, as both the bearer and
beneficiary of science and technology, flourishes
and finds meaning in the world that he/she
builds.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify different concepts of human flourishing.
2. Differentiate Western and Eastern Philosophy
about human flourishing.
3. Cite the importance of human flourishing.
4. Examine modern technology and its role in
human flourishing.
Key Concepts
Human Being
Society
Happiness
Well-Being
Human Being
❖ A man, woman, or child of the

species Homo Sapiens
❖ Distinguished from other animal
by:
✔ Superior mental development,
✔ Power of articulate speech &
✔ Upright stance.
Society
❖ An organization or
aggregate of people
living together with
common:
✔ interest or
✔ purpose or
✔ activity
Happiness
❖ mental or emotional state

of well-being
❖ defined by positive or
pleasant emotions
❖ ranging from contentment
to intense joy.
What are the type of
Happiness?
What is Happiness
for you?
Well Being
❖ The state of being

happy, healthy or
prosperous.
Review Question No. 1
What is the difference between

well-being and happiness?
Definition of Human
Man is made up of a
⮚ material body and
⮚ spiritual soul.
Definition of Human
Man is with a belief
on the
⮚ the existence of
God and
⮚ to live in the
Kingdom of God.
Man explored different
⮚ beliefs
⮚ religions
⮚ doctrines
on the
existence of God
to satisfy his needs on
the spiritual world.
Man is a creature
whose destiny is
to live in the
⮚ spiritual world
and
⮚ physical world.
❖ Man is destined to
live in the physical
world as
❖ He is part of it
together with other
living organism.
❖ Science and Technology
can be used
to satisfy man’s desire for
material world.
Science Technology & Society
❖ will be further understood if
we can grasp the nature of
human being.
❖ We need to understand the
needs of human being and
how to cater to this need.
❖ The human being is an
individual person that makes
up the society.
❖ Man is responsible for the
researches and
innovations available
today.
❖ Individuals choose
specific actions or
scientific investigations
that are most in line with
their personal preference.
According to Aristotle:
❖ Man is defined as a rational
animal (because)
❖ He can think and use reason
consistently.
❖ The way human beings do things
is by making rational choice.
❖ Hence, the introduction of rational choice theory
which is used to model human decision making.
Basic Principle of Rational Choice Theory
⮚ Individuals are rational.
- They can think in a logical way.
⮚ Individuals have interests.
- Different people have different interest.
- The interests of a person define her utilities.
⮚ Individuals make choices.
- The choice people make influence their utilities.
⮚ Individuals make choices in a rational way to increase
their utilities.
- A person does not have full control over the result of
her choices.
What is the definition of man

according to Aristotle?
Characteristics of Humans that Evolved Over Time
1. Walking Upright
Early records of humanity showed that humans
evolved from four-legged species to walking
upright individuals.
2. Use of Different Tools
❖ As humans need to survive,
❖ they have various activities
such as foraging, hunting
and fishing
❖ to provide wide range of
food supply that led
❖ to advances in tools and
tool- making.
3. Domestication of Animals
❖ Early humans who were
hunters and gatherers
❖ started domesticating
animals.
❖ They settled in one place,
❖ learned to tame animals
and domesticated them.
4. Changes in Human Body
a.Short Bodies and long guts
(9 million years ago)
• Earliest human were small
• had long arms & short legs.
• Most of their foods are plant-based.
• This requires large digestive tract wide rib
cage made room for
• the stomach, intestines, & other organs that
break down food.
b.Tall Bodies & short guts
(6 millions years ago)
• Some humans have adopted
to hot climates.
• They evolved narrow bodies that helped them to stay cool.
• Long legs enabled them to travel long distances
• eating meat & other foods that could be digested quickly
• led to smaller digestive tracks
• making more energy available for taller bodies & larger
brain
c. Compact Bodies
(400,000 years ago)
• Humans moved to colder
climates.
• Their bodies needed to
adapt to help them stay
warm
• They had s short & wide bodies to conserve heat.
• They depended on both raw meat & cooked food.
d. Smooth and Weaker
Bones
(50,000 years ago)
• Human activities become less physically demanding.

• Diet changed to cooked meat and other foods.
• Human bones evolved to being smoother and weaker
5. Complexity of the Brain
❖ Humans faced new
challenges as the
environment changes.
• This contributed to the evolution of the bigger human bodies.
• Larger and more complex human brain that can process a lot of
information.
• This helped the early humans in their interactions & encounters
with unfamiliar habitats.
• As humans evolved, their brain size tripled and became the largest
& most complex of any living primate.
6. Social Life
“No man is an island, entire of itself.
Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”
❖ Family can be defined
as a socially recognized
group
❖ usually joined by blood,
marriage, cohabitation,
or adoption
❖ forms an emotional connection and serves as
an economic unit of society.
❖ Family is the basic unit of a society.
How does the evolution of man help

him to achieve human flourishing?
The Importance of Societies:
a. Support for each other

b. Formation of Social Groups
c. Formation of Culture
d. Regulation of Policies & Standards
e. Achieving a Common Goal
a. Support for each other
❖ People in a society come together and
organize in a group to
❖ support each other because of their
common:
✔ need
✔ goal
✔ concerns
✔ ideologies
b. Formation of Social Groups
❖ A society is characterized
by social networks.
❖ A society builds
relationship among its
members,
❖ since they support each other and share a
common interest or territory.
c. Formation of Culture
❖ Culture defines the
pattern of human
activity in a society.
❖ It is represented by the
art, literature, language
& religion of the
individuals who form it.
❖ People share norms of conduct, beliefs & ethical
standards that lead to the formation of culture.
d. Regulation of Policies & Standards
Society is the foundation
of the government.
❖ The government helps
in the management of
⮚ natural resources
⮚ human resources
⮚ that belong to society and
⮚ regulates the distribution of public facilities
to the individuals.
❖ Members of the
Society usually
come together
❖ because of their
common interest
and goals.
❖ They serve as a strong support system in life.
❖ The society forms a collective movement to

work together for what would benefit all of them.
7. Use of Language & Symbols
❖ Ancient people communicated
with each other using
language, symbols, or sounds.
❖ They used pigments, painting
and carvings.
❖ Information were stored in
stone paintings on the walls of
caves.
❖ Ancient people used jewelry
and other personal
adornments to reflect their
identity.
❖ Adornments represented
membership in a group or
someone’s age, sex, & social
status.
Describe the importance of family

in the Filipino culture.
Human Flourishing
❖ Aristotle teaches that each
man’s life has a purpose and
❖ that the function of one’s life is
to attain that purpose.
❖ He explains that the purpose of life is earthly
happiness or
❖ flourishing that can be achieved via reason
and the acquisition of virtue.
Human Flourishing
❖ is defined as an effort to
achieve self-actualization and
❖ fulfillment within the context of a
larger community of individuals.
❖ It encompasses the uniqueness, dignity,
diversity, freedom, happiness, and
❖ holistic well-being of the individual within the
larger family, community, & population.
Human Flourishing
❖ Acc. to Aristotle, there is
an end to all the actions
we perform which we
desire for ourselves.
❖ This is what is known as
eudaimonia, flourishing,
or happiness.
❖ It is the highest goal of human endeavors.
Human Flourishing
❖ Martin E.P. Seligman,
formulated the
Well-Being Theory
❖ where human flourishing is not
only focus on the happiness of
individuals alone
❖ but also in psychological
well-being.
Human Flourishing rest on Five Pillars (PERMA)
1. Positive Emotion
❖ Includes:
• pleasure
• rapture
• ecstasy
• warmth
• comfort
❖ and other emotions that contribute to the
“pleasant life”.
2. Engagement
❖ All about flow:
• being one with
the music,
• time stopping,
• the loss of
self-consciousness during an absorbing
activity.
3. Relationship
❖ The feeling of satisfaction, flourishing or
well-being can be experienced when we
are in a relationship or with other people.
4. Meaning
❖ Human beings want
a meaningful life
❖ Like belonging to and
serving something
that you believe is
bigger than you are.
5. Accomplishment
❖ Defined as
something that is
successful, or
❖ That is achieved
after a lot of work
or efforts.
❖ “Achieving life” is dedicated to accomplishment
for the sake of accomplishment.
Which among the five pillars of the

Well-Being Theory is/are the most
essential to you? Why?
References
• https://prezi.com/p/xbd-d0uu9dcz/the-human-person-flourishing-in-
terms-of-science-and-technology/
• https://www.academia.edu/41160955/THE_HUMAN_PERSON_FLOUR
ISHING_IN_TERMS_OF_SCIENCE
• https://www.coursehero.com/file/44187812/STS-CHAPTER-4-pdf/

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MODULE 4

❖ A man, woman, or child of the

❖ mental or emotional state

❖ The state of being

What is the difference between

What is the definition of man

• Human activities become less physically demanding.

How does the evolution of man help

a. Support for each other

❖ The society forms a collective movement to

Describe the importance of family

Which among the five pillars of the

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