Science, Technology and Society, and The Human Condition: Group 2

Group 2

First Reporter

Science, Technology
and Society, and the
Human condition
Prepared by:

Samra T. Dalamba BSED MATHEMATICS 2A

The Human Flourishing in Terms of Science and
Technology
Flourishing
 a state where people experience positive emotions, positive
psycological functioning and positive social functioning, most of
the time, “living within an optimal range of human functioning.”
Human Flourishing
 is an effort to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within the
context of a larger community of individuals, each with the right
to pursue his or her own such efforts.
Eudaimonia
 “good spirited”
 Term coined by Aristotle (385-323 BC) to describe the
pinnacle of happiness that is attainable by humans
 Has often been translated into “human fluorishing” in
literature, arguably likening humans to flowers achieving full
bloom
 In Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle’s human fluorishing arises
as a result of different components such as phronesis,
friendship, wealth and power.
Human Fluorishing Today
Our concept of human fluorishing today proves to be different
from what Aristotle originally perceived then- humans of today
are expected to become “a man of the world.”
• He is supposed to situate himself in a global neighborhood,
working side by side among institutions and the
government to be able to reach a common goal
• Competition as a means of survival has become passe;
coordination is the new trend.
Science and Technology and Human
Flourishing
• Human flourishing is deeply intertwined with goal setting
relevant to science and technology
• Heidegger’s statement: Technology is a human activity that
we excel in as a result of achieving science.
• 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.
• The end goals of both science and technology and human
flourishing are related; in that the good is inherently related to
the truth, are two concepts about science which ventures its
claim on truth.
Science as Method and Results
• The Scientific Method:
 1. Observe
 2. Determine the problem
 3. formulate hypothesis; reject the null hypothesis
 4. Conduct experiment
 5. Gather and analyze results
 6. Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation
• Verification Theory
 The earliest criterion that distinguishes philosophy and
science.
 The idea proposes that a discipline is science if it can be
confirmed or interpreted in the event of an alternative
hypothesis being accepted.
 Several budding theories that lack empirical results might be
shot down prematurely, causing slowerinnovation and
punishing ingenuity of newer, novel thoughts.
 This theory completely fails to weed out bogus arguments
that explain things coincidentally.
Falsification Theory
 Karl Popper is the known proponent of this view.
 Asserts that as long as an ideology is not proven to be
false and can best explain a phenomenon over alternative
theories
 Allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected by
verification theory
 Encourages research in order to determine which among
the theories can stand the test of falsification
Science as a Social Endeavor
 A new school of thought on the proper demarcation
criterion of science emerged.
 Explores the social dimension of science and effectively,
technology
 The new view perpetuates a dimension which generally
benefits the society. Sciences cease to belong solely to
gown wearing, bespectacled scientists at laboratories.
Science and Results
“People who do not understand science are won over when the
discipline is able to produce results.”
 In this particular argument, however, science is not the only
discipline which is able to produce results-religion, luck, and
human randomness are some of its contemporaries in the field.
 For some communities without access to science, they can turn to
divination and superstition and still get the same results.
 Science is not entirely foolproof, such that it is correct 100% of the
time.
Science as Education
 As students are preconditioned that the field would later land
them high-paying jobs and a lucrative career after graduation.
 Simply mastering science and technology would be
inadequate if we are to, say, socialize with people or ruminate
on our inner self.
 A true eudaimon recognizes that flourishing requires one to
excel in various dimensions, such as linguistic, kinetic,
artistic, and socio-civic.
LESSON SUMMARY
Human flourishing is defined as being “good-spirited”
in the classical Aristotelian notion.
While it is true that science equips its knower some
details about the world, its main claim to objectivity
and systematic methodology is at the very least
flawed.
We have to rethink of our perception of a good life
apart from one presented in this regard.
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