human flourishing Flashcards
term coined by renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle to describe the pinnacle of happiness that is attainable by humans
eudaimonia
eudaimonia means
good spirited
what civilization tends to be more focused on the individual
western civilization
what civilization are more community-centric
east
the ____ and ___ encourage studies of literature, sciences, and art, not entirely for oneself but in service of a greater cause
chinese and the japanese
the ____ ____ ____, on the other hand, aims for eudaimonia as the ultimate good; there is no indication whatsoever that Aristotle entailed it instrumental to achieve some other goals
Greek Aristotelian view
earliest criterion that distinguishes philosophy and science
verification theory
this theory proposes that a discipline is science if it can be confirmed or interpreted in the event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted
verification theory
group of scholars who believed that only those which can be observed should be regarded as meaningful and reject those which cannot be directly accessed as meaningless
vienna circle
american philosopher who warned us against bridging the gap between evidence and theory by attempting to interpret the former according to our own biases, that is, whether or not we subscribe to the theory
thomas kuhn
it asserts that 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
falsification theory
main proponent of falsification theory
karl popper
In, 2000 world leaders signed what? that targets eight concerns
Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
It has been a primary instrument in enabling them to pursue said goal, utilizing resources, machineries, and labor
technology
