Finals

Question 1

an essay written
by Martin Heidegger about technology

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The Question Concerning Technology

Question 2

Traditional view of technology

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technology are
machines and technical procedures

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Challenging as a mode of revealing technology

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technology is revealed because it is demanded and
needed

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the idea that nature is put in the frame of
modern technology

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Enframing

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the Greek word for Human Flourishing

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Eudaimonia

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contends that the soul or mind has three
motivating parts: rational (thinking, logic),
spirited (emotional, response), appetitive (desires
and pleasures)

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Plato

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Human flourishing requires an ordering of the
tripartite structure of the soul

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Plato

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human flourishing is constituted not by honor
or wealth power but by rational activity in
accordance with excellence in the virtues of
character

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Aristotle

Question 9

Mentioned in his schema the four aspects of
human nature: physical, emotional, social, &
rational

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Aristotle

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personal by nature since every
individual flourishes in his own phase and has their own
belief on what it is all about.”

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Human Flourishing

Question 11

It is much better to suffer wrong than to do
it, that a good man who has his eyes gouged
out and is tortured to death is more fortunate
than a corrupt person who has used wealth
and power dishonorably.

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Socrates

Question 12

The morally good person enjoys a sort of inner
harmony, whereas the wicked person, . . ., is
disharmonious, fundamentally at odds with
himself and the world

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Plato

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What makes life worth living is that we can
experience pleasure.

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Epicurus

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The Good life is a happy life

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Aristotle

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a Filipino philosopher who argued
about the concept of public good

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Rolando Gripaldo

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Public Good has two levels

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First level – comes from one’s self/people
Second level – comes from the local and
national government

Question 17

Live life in harmony and balance. Even good
things, pursued or attained without moderation, can become a source of misery and
suffering.

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Avoid Excess

Question 18

made robots out of gold to be his helpers

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Hephaestus

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robots are hunks of metal
tethered to computers which need their
human designers to get them going

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Robin Marantz Henig

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for an organism to be considered living, it
must have form and matter

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Aristotle

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matter that make up
humans, animals, and plants

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Biological components

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matter that
make up robots

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Electronic/Mechanical components

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a country that already drafted its own
Robot Ethics Charter

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South Korea

Question 24

The three laws of Robotics published by _______
tell us that robots should and is still under the control of
humans.

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Isaac Asimov

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three laws of Robotics

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1. a robot may not injure a human being 2. a robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings 3. a robot must protect its own existence

Question 26

The village priest is the only source of religious and worldly information

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Pre-Gutenberg

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Written documents were rare because people are doubtful due to the fact that they cannot read and write

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Pre-Gutenberg

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It will take a year before scribes finish copying a book which is usually written in Latin language

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Pre-Gutenberg

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Reproducing books are expensive, timeconsuming, thus make it limited and inaccessible

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Pre-Gutenberg

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Books became the internet during this time because reliable ideas and information are found in such

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Gutenberg

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Printed Bibles cost one-tenth of the hand-copied ones

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Gutenberg

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Printed materials became agents of change

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Gutenberg

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Books planted the seeds of democracy and human rights

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Gutenberg

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We can get any information we want and reach anyone we want with the help of new technologies. However, we lose our ability to remember phone numbers and our ability to articulate thoughts.

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Competence vs. incompetence

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When we are engaged in an activity that involves the use of new technology, we need to disengage from whatever we are doing. We directly interact with our family and loved ones less frequently because we tend to engage more in new portable technology tools.

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Engaging vs. disengaging

Question 36

Genetic diversity in food systems provides the foundation of crop development and food security, and promotes resistance and resilience to environmental stresses including pests and diseases of crops and livestock. Diets based on a diversity of food species promote health, and can help to protect against disease by addressing the problem of micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies. Loss of agricultural biodiversity can therefore threaten health, livelihood sustainability and our future security of food and nutrition.

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Biodiversity supports food security, dietary health, livelihood sustainability

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Threats to Biodiversity

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habitat loss, overharvesting, invasive species, climate change

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species that can be a threat to native species which can cause extinction

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Invasive Species

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is a set of techniques that involves the use of biological processes and living organisms for industry, agricultural or other activities

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Biotechnology

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Steps to Genetic Engineering (IDCOIN)

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identify the gene copy the information insert the information

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able to develop longer lasting papayas and a tomato variant resistant to LCV.

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Institute of Plant Breeding in UPLB

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Benefits of Genetic Engineering

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increase in reproduction and production yield, a cure to and prevent disease, enhance nutritional value in plants, and help improve shelf-life.

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the vehicle used by scientists to deliver a gene

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Vectors

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is any treatment that uses stem cells as the primary way to cure or reduce severity of diseases

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Stemcell therapy

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is a prefix used to represent one billionth which comes from the Greek work for dwarf

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Nano

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Also called tiny tech because it makes use of nanoparticles to change the properties of objects

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Nanotechnology

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It is beneficial because it can save natural resources, energy, and money since properties are changed in smaller scale

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Nanotechnology

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Examples of Nanotechnology on Cosmetics:

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Mascara from L’Oreal Nail Polish from L’Oreal Anti-aging creams from Dior Perfume formulations from Chanel

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there had been interuniversity, academia-industry collaboration to developed skilled workforce on nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology and Education

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broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to Earth’s atmosphere. These phenomena include the increased temperature trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea level rise; ice mass loss; shifts in flower/plant blooming; and extreme weather events.

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Climate Change

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Primary cause of Climate Change

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Human Activities

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population in coastal areas are more sensitive to storms, droughts, air pollution, and heat waves.

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Geographic location

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tribes will find it harder to access safe food and nutritious food

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Indigenous people

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Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerability and Equity

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Geographic location Indigenous people

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UNFCC stands for

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Risks related to the use of Genetically Modified Organisms

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genetic contamination, competition with natural species, impossibility of follow up, increase selection pressure, ecosystem impacts, and among others.