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GSTS: Midterms reviewer Flashcards

1
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It is Aristotle’s best-known work on ethics: the science of the good for human life, that which is the goal or end at which all our actions aim. It consists of ten subsections.

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Nicomachean Ethics

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Two types of Good

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Instrumental good
Intrinsic good

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3
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Examples of instrumental good

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Desire and pleasure

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4
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Examples of intrinsic good

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Something that leads to the ultimate good

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Something worthwhile not because it leads
to something else but for its own sake

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Intrinsic good

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What is the ultimate good?

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Happiness/ Happiness with virtues/ Eudaimonia

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Subsections of eudaimonia

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  • Good spirit
  • Happiness
  • Welfare
  • Human flourishing
  • Prosperity
  • Living well, doing well
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Subsections of hedonism

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  • Pleasure
  • Wealth
  • Fame and honor
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9
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It means morally good in behavior

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Virtue

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10
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It describes something that si excellent and valuable quality

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Excellence

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11
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Define the level of eudaimonia of living beings
1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Humans

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  1. Non-rational
  2. Partially rational
  3. Rational, theoretical, practical
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12
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means excellence; or “is made possible by
living a life of virtue”

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Arête

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13
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Means excellence and moral virtue

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Arête

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14
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A virtue is what makes one function well

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Arête

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15
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It is made possible by Arête

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Eudaimonia

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16
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Enumerate the four kinds of intellectual virtual

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  • Education
  • Time
  • Experience
  • Practice
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17
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It guides out ethical behavior; Understanding-scientific endeavor and
contemplation

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Wisdom

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18
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What are the two types of virtues

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  1. Intellectual virtue
  2. Moral virtue
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19
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It means being repeatedly unselfish

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Generosity

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20
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It is the repeatedly resistance and foregoing of every inviting opportunity

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Temperance

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21
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it means repeatedly exhibiting the proper action and emotional response in the time of danger

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Courage

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22
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is virtue acquired or in born

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Virtue is like a skill, it is acquired through repeated practice. Moral and intellectual virtue are innate, yet not everyone can acquire.

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23
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It is the mediator between the two extremes of excess and deficiency

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Golden mean

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24
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it is the ultimate good

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Happiness

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25
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______ is living a virtuous life

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Happiness

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26
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It is the State of being happy, healthy, and prosperous in the way we think, live and act.

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The good life

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27
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So, should we refuse ST? What should we do in order to keep ST safe?

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No, ethical and moral standards should be imposed on ST.

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28
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Enumerate the 7 dangers to human virtue

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  1. Wealth
  2. Pleasure
  3. Knowledge
  4. Commerce
  5. Science
  6. Worship
  7. Politics
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29
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What happens when ST and development works with human rights?

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Eudaimonia/ good life

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30
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What is article 27?
What are the subsections of article 27?

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Universal declaration of human rights

a. Participate in and benefit from scientific advances
b. Be protected from scientific misuses
c. Examined through cultural rights perspective

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31
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What is article 4?
What are the subsections of article 4?

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UNESCO Recommendation on the status of scientific researchers- 1974

a. All ST knowledge should be geared towards the welfare of global citizens
b. Develop the necessary protocol and policies
c. ST should be integrated into policies that aim to ensure a more humane and just society

32
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What is article 33?
What are the subsections of article 33?

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UNESCO Declaration on the use of scientific knowledge

a. ST and its applications are indispensable for development
b. Encompasses issues on pollution-free production, efficient resource use and biodiversity protection and brain drains
c. Research programs are indispensable foundation for economic, social, cultural and environmentally sound development

33
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What is the function of human rights in ST?
GIVE 4

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  • Golden mean
  • Protects the weak, poor and vulnerable from the excesses and deficiencies of ST.
  • Gaps the poor and rich counties
  • Source of human flourishing
34
Q

What happens when human rights-based approach is applied to ST?

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  • Sustainable futures
  • Good life
  • Eudaimonia
35
Q

Who wrote “Why the future Does not need us?”

A

Bill Joy

36
Q

Provide Bill joy’s reasons why the future doesn’t need humanity

A

GNR

Genetics
Nanotechnology
Robotics

37
Q

What can GNR lead to?

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Accidents, threats, abuses

38
Q

Give examples of the potential threats of GNR.

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  • Self replicating
  • Computers can become more intelligent than humans
  • Machines can decide on their own, makes the future unpredictable
  • Can get out of control
39
Q

The natural law that states that “If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong”

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Murphy’s law

40
Q

Who are the critics of Bill Joy?

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John Seely Brown
Paul Duguid

41
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What is John Seely’s critique on Bill Joy?

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Bill Joy failed to consider social factors and focused on one side of the picture.

42
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What is Paul Dugui’d critique on Bill Joy?

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Neo-luddite, technophobic

43
Q

It is a combination of sounds and message

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Word

44
Q

According to (Chaisson, 2006; Ben-Naim,
2015) These are informed words

A

Information

45
Q

Words and information are meant to convey _____

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Meaning

46
Q

It is the ability to make sense of nature; it is the scientific search for truth; it has power

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Language

47
Q

According to the Greeks, it is an object worthy of admiration

A

Language

48
Q

one kind of knowledge the the Greeks wanted to understand

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Science

49
Q

It is useful in the pursuit of knowledge; the act of pursuing knowledge

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Thinking

50
Q

it is when the use of digits or numbers as a code for various information is prevalent

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Digital Age

51
Q

It is when information is read by computers

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Computer Age

52
Q

It is when the utilization of digital platforms were prevalent, unlike the traditional media such as radio, television, and newspapers

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New Media Age

53
Q

It is known as the structure of communication; and is subject towards transmission,
interpretation, and processing.

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Information

54
Q

It is one of the most valuable
assets today; It is considered the “new oil”

A

Information

55
Q

Defined as an electronic device
that stores and process data
(information).

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Computer

56
Q

The one who led to the origin of the internet who was considered as the “Father of Information Theory”

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Claude F. Shannon

57
Q

It is a world
wide system of
interconnected
networks that facilitate
data transmission
among innumerable

A

Internet

58
Q

In the early days, the
internet was used
mainly by _____to
communicate with
other _____.

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Scientist

59
Q

is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways

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World Wide Web

60
Q

It is defined as a period starting in the last
quarter of the 20th century; Also called the Digital Age and the New Media Age.

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Information Age

61
Q

Invented the Printing Press in 1440

A

Johannes Gutenberg

62
Q

Broke the Enigma
Code in 1936

A

Alan Turing

63
Q

invention of Personal
_________ in 1970

A

Computers

64
Q

Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Company platform in 1976

A

Apple Inc.

65
Q

1973- present

A

Social Media
Platforms

66
Q

What are the defining characteristics of information age?

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  1. change in focus from industry to information
  2. Growth of technology
  3. Explosion of information
67
Q

Number of people in the Philippines who uses internet

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76.01 Million or 68% of population

68
Q

Number of active social media users in the Philippines

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92.05 Million or 82.4% of population

69
Q

Total population of the Philippines

A

111.87 Million

70
Q

a situation where there is an
overabundance of data due to the rapid
increase in the amount of information
being published.

A

Information Explosion

71
Q

occurs when information users
become overwhelmed with
the excessive flow of
information which usually
affects their psychological,
social
effects, and physical well-being.

A

Information Overload

72
Q

Biggest source of misinformation

A

Internet/social media
and television

73
Q

STUDY CRAAP/ what is CRAAP

A

Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose

74
Q

In what sectors of the community does the information age has its impact?

A

Economy and commerce
Education
Private life
Government and politics

75
Q

Positive impacts of Social media

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  • improved entertainment and communication
  • Networking
  • Interactivity
  • Glocalization
  • Empowerment
76
Q

Negative
Impacts
of Social
Media

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  • increase in cyber crimes
  • Invasion of privacy
  • Online pornography
  • Threat to security
  • Plagiarism
  • Fake news
  • Digital divide
77
Q

The theory and development of computer
systems able to perform tasks that
normally require human intelligence, such
as visual perception, speech recognition,
decision-making, and translation between
languages.

A

Artificial Intelligence

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