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FLOURISHING OF THE HUMAN PERSON Flashcards

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Technology is a human activity we excel in as a result of achieving science is based on??

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Heidegger

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Every discovery, innovation, and success contributes to our pool of human knowledge.

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Science, Technology and Human Flourishing

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What are the western conception

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. focused on the individual
. human flourishing as an end
. Aristotelian view
. Aims for eudaimonia as the ultimate good

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Human’s perpetual need to locate himself in the world by finding proofs to trace evolution.

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Science, Technology and Human Flourishing

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What are the Eastern Conception

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. focus is community-centric
. individual should sacrifice
himself for the sake of society
. Chinese Confucian system
· Japanese Bushido
·Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art for a greater cause

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Science as methods and results

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Science stems from objectivity brought upon by a rigid method

Claim to reason and empiricism

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Elicits our idea of self-importance

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Science, Technology and Human Flourishing

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Science stems from objectivity brought upon by a ____

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rigid method

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Good is inherently related to the truth

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Science, Technology and Human Flourishing

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Steps in Scientific Method

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-Observe
-Determine the Problem
-Formulate hypothesis
-Conduct experiment
-Gather and analyze
-Formulate conclusions
-provide recommendations

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Premium on empiricism

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Verification Theory

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What is a Vienna CIrcle

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Group of scholars who believed that
only those which can be observed should be regarded as meaningful, Reject those which cannot be directly accessed as meaningless.

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TRUE OR FALSE

As long as an ideology is not proven to be false and can best explain a phenomenon over alternative theories, we should accept the said ideology.

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TRUE

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Takes into account those results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable.

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Verification Theory

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A discipline in science if it can be confirmed or interpreted in the event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted.

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Verification Theory

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Allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected by the ___

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Verification Theory

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Encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can stand the test

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Falsification Theory

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As long as an ideology is not proven to be false and can best explain a phenomenon over alternative theories, we should accept the said ideology.

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Falsification Theory

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Who coined the Falsification Theory?

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Karl Popper

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TRUE OR FALSE
There are several rule as to the number of instance that a theory is rejected or falsified in order for it to be set aside.

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FALSE

There is no known rule as to the number of instance that a theory is rejected or falsified in order for it to be set aside.

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TRUE OR FALSE

There is no assurance that observable event or “evidences” are indeed manifestations of a certain concept or “theories”.

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TRUE

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Who is Known for his natural philosophy, logic and political theory

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ARISTOTLE

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The father of virtue ethics

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Aristotle

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one of the greatest thinkers in the history of western science and philosophy, making contributions to logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theater.

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ARISTOTLE

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The highest goal of humanity is the good life or “human flourishing”

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ARISTOTLE

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Developing virtues is the way to achieve a ___ and ___

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rich, satisfying life

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He is first to classify areas of human knowledge into distinct disciplines such as mathematics, biology, and ethics.

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ARISTOTLE

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WHAT IS HAPPINESS? based of psychology

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It 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.

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It is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival.

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Happiness based on Neurologist

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founder of the Lyceum, the first scientific institute, based in Athens, Greece.

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ARISTOTLE

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It is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive.

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Happiness based on behaviorist

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“Happiness depends on ourselves.”

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HAPPINESS to ARISTOTLE

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one of the strongest advocates of a liberal arts education, which stresses the education of the whole person, includingone’s moral character, rather than merely learning a set of skills.

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ARISTOTLE

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Happiness is a final end or goal that encompasses the totality of one’s life.

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Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence based on Aristotle

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Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence

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ARISTOTLE

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Depends on the cultivation of virtue.

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HAPPINESS to ARISTOTLE

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36
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It is not something that can be gained or lost in a few hours, like pleasurable sensations.

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Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence

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A genuinely happy life required the fulfillment of a broad range of conditions, including physical as well as mental well- being.

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HAPPINESS to ARISTOTLE

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38
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measuring how well you have lived up to your full potential as a human being.

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Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence

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Central purpose of human life and a goal in itself.

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HAPPINESS to ARISTOTLE

40
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Dasein is to exist in this world

Dasein has a self that defines as it exist in such world (Purpose)

Who established this?

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Martin Hedegger

41
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THE REWARD CHEMICAL

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DOPAMINE

42
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THE LOVE HORMONE

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OXYTOCIN

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THE MOOD STABILIZER

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SEROTONIN

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THE PAINKILLER

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ENDORPHIN

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WHO BELIEVED THAT the purpose of life is to maximize happiness, which minimizes misery.

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hedonists

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Happiness is the polar opposite of suffering; the presence of happiness indicates the absence of pain

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HEDONISTIC VIEW

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______ do this by challenging themselves intellectually or by engaging in activities that make them spiritually richer people.

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Eudaimonists

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Who coined eudaimonia

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Aristotle

46
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  • Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is attainable by humans
  • “Good spirited”
  • “Human flourishing”
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EUDAIMONIA

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Hedonia

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Hedonia (Feel Good or Pleasure)

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(Feel Purpose)

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Eudaimonia

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came from the Greek word ___ meaning “good” and ___meaning “spirit”.

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came from the Greek word eu meaning “good” and daimon meaning “spirit”.

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behavior showing high moral standards.

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Virtue

51
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refers to the good life marked by happiness and excellence.

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Eudaimonia based on Aristotle

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“the simple virtue and integrity of peasant life”

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Virtua

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refers to the good life marked by happiness and excellence.

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Eudaimonia based on Aristotle

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Defines happiness as the pursuit of becoming a better person.

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EUDAIMONIA

55
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He agrees with the ethical doctrine which claims PLEASURE is the norm of morality- Hedonism.

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EPICUREANS VIEW ON HAPPINESS

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“paragons of virtue”

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Virtue

57
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The real source of Happiness is to experience it.

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EPICUREANS VIEW ON HAPPINESS

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What kind of virtue is this:

Experience and time are necessary requirements for the development

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intellectual virtue

59
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What kind of virtue is this:

Owed its development to how one nurtured it as habit

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Moral virtue

60
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Synonyms of paragons of virtue

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goodness, virtuousness, righteousness, morality,
ethicalness, uprightness, upstandingness, integrity,
dignity,
rectitude,
honesty, honorableness, honorability,
honor,
incorruptibility, probity,
propriety,
decency, respectability,
nobility,
nobility of soul/spirit, nobleness, worthiness,
worth,
good,
trustworthiness, meritoriousness, irreproachableness, blamelessness,
purity,
pureness,
lack of corruption, merit; principles, high principles, ethics

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What book did Aristotle wrote

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He wrote a book, called Nicomachean Ethics (Philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being)

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Theoretical wisdom (thinking and truth)

Practical wisdom understanding

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Intellectual Virtue

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Can be learned

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Mortal Virtue

64
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Human flourishing arises as a result of different components such as

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Phronesis
Friendship
Wealth
Power

65
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Based on nicomachean ethics 2:1 …

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Virtue has two kinds, intellectual and moral,

65
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habit of making the right decisions and taking the right actions in context, and relentless pursuit of excellence for the common good

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Phronesis

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Based on nicomachean ethics 2:2 …

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All human activities aim at some good. Every art and human inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit , is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has been rightly declared as that at which all things aim.

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comes about as a result of habit

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Moral virtue

68
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What is meant by good life?

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living in comfort and luxury with few problems or worries.

characterized by happiness from living and doing well

Content

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owes its birth and growth in teaching ( for it’s reason it requires experience and time).

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Intellectual virtue

69
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TRUE OR FALSE

NOT relativism, but perspectivism - not all perspectives are of equal value.

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TRUE

69
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The pursuit of truth for truth’s sake may lead us into

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Nihilism

70
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Idea of Nietzsche

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Value comes before truth. Or rather ‘truth’ is only valued if it is useful, and what is useful will be taken as ‘truth’.

71
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The will of power

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Humans of today are expected to become “man of the world”

72
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Ancient Greek society - they believe that acquiring these will surely bring the seekers happiness, that allows them to partake in the greater notion of what we call the Good.

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The will of power

73
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Ancient Greek society - they believe that acquiring these will surely bring the seekers happiness, that allows them to partake in the greater notion of what we call __

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The good

74
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Life is not about survival

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Beyond Darwin

75
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Beyond darwin

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Life is about FLOURISHING - and transforming your environment into a place where you and your kind can flourish
Not just physically, but culturally, intellectual, emotionally, spiritually - VALUES

76
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Eastern vs Western conception regarding society and human flourishing

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The will of power

76
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aim at the production of new, falsifiable predictions

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Karl popper

77
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scientific practice is characterized by its continual effort to test theories against experience and make revisions based on the outcomes of these tests

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Karl popper

77
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Steps in Scientific Method

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-Observe
-Determine the Problem
-Formulate hypothesis
-Conduct experiment
-Gather and analyze
-Formulate conclusions
-provide recommendations

78
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Ancient Greek philosopher
Known for his natural philosophy, logic and political theory

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ARISTOTLE

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Science and Technology and Good Life

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Movement towards good life.

Highest expressions of human faculties.

Allows us to thrive and flourish if we desire it.

May corrupt a person

S&Twith virtue can help an individual to be out of danger

78
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Why is it that everyone is in the pursuit of the good life?

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“Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad!

Life is good! Live it well!”
- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

79
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Life is good! Live it well!”

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  • Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
80
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one of the strongest advocates of a liberal arts education, which stresses the education of the whole person, includingone’s moral character, rather than merely learning a set of skills.

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aristotle

80
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As time changes, elements that comprise human flourishing changed.

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The will of power

80
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Coordination is the new tren

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new trend

80
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Competition as a means of survival has become

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passé.

80
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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.

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The will of power

80
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one of the greatest thinkers in the history of western science and philosophy, making contributions to logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theater.

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Aristotle

80
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first to classify areas of human knowledge into distinct disciplines such as mathematics, biology, and ethics.

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aristotle

80
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founder of the Lyceum, the first scientific institute, based in Athens, Greece.

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Aristotle

81
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People found means to live more comfortably, explore more places, develop more products, and make more money.

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The will of power

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