Chapter 2 Sts Flashcards
What is technology
As a means to an end and being a human activity
What are the views on technology? (4)
Aristotelianism
Technological pessimism
Technological optimism
Existentialism
Who founded technological pessimism?
Jacques ellul
Who founded existentialism?
Martin Heidegger
What are the common understanding of technology?
Instrumental
Anthropological
Practical application of science
Philosophers
Aristotle
Eripcurus
Nietzsche
Aristotle?
Eudaimonia
Epicurus?
Virtues, happiness is the reals source to experience it
Nietzsche
Ideal state of laziness
Biological outlook of humans
Describe human as the highest form of living organisms.
Human with varied opinion and limited evidence?
Smith
Human being possessed in the lack of such as self consciousness and awareness sufficient for the achievement of human function discovery of truth and development of mankind
Blakemore and Greenfield
Human being has the capacity to decide on what is good or bad for them
Heiddeger
What is the concept of good life to Carl Rogers?
Good like is a process, not a state or being, it is a direction
What is the concept of good life to Aristotle?
Flourish and find happines