human flourishing Flashcards
Eudaimonia
good spirited
Human flourishing is defined as being
good spirited
more focused on the individual
western civilization
more community-centric
eastern civilization
“ Technology is a human activity that we excel in as a
result of achieving science”
heidegger
general idea of how to do science
- Observe
- Determine the problem
- Formulate hypothesis
- Conduct experiment
- Gather and analyze
- Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation
greek term for wisdom or intelligence
phronesis
Competition as a means of survival has become out of date; coordination is the ___________
new trend
a civilization tends to be more focused on the individual
western civilization
they encourage studies of literature, sciences, and art,
not entirely for oneself but in service of a greater cause.
china and japan
attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology.
generation gap
original idea for technology
be comfortable in using different kinds of technology
they have been using fire to cook and marked the era of Stone Age
homo erectus
began to sharpen stones as one would a knife; an
example of this simple machine is wedge.
homo sapiens
what year does the earliest case of man-made extinction occured
12,000 years ago
also called the sixth extinction or more aptly Anthropocene extinction
holocene extinction
they are reliant on technology in their search for the good life
modern humans
He identify that technology can
either be perceived as first a means to achieve man’s end and second, that which
constitutes human activity
Martin Heidegger
The Greek Aristotelian view, aims for eudaimonia as the
ultimate good
pertains to the ongoing extinction of several species-both flora and fauna- due
to
human activity
in common era, humanity became more
complex
The primary goal was not merely to survive, but to live the
good life
