Intro to STS; STS in Ancient Times Flashcards
What protocol mandated that industrialized nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the threat of global warming was growing rapidly?
Kyoto Protocol
What word came from the Latin word “socius”
Society
True or false: Society is not dynamic, it is not subject to changes
False
Science as a process or a product?
It refers to the practices employed in science to uncover knowledge and interpret the meaning of those discoveries.
Science is a process
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It cannot prove or disprove God. It cannot be used to
travel in heaven, hell or purgatory for us to
be able to prove or deny that there is such
place in the afterlife.
Epistemological concerns
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STS can’t help us communicate with the dead.
Metaphysical concerns
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Though the washing can be performed by the machine automatically, we still need to take a hand to make it functional and perform its task properly.
Needs human intervention
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We cannot stop these natural phenomena from happening with the use of modern technology, it can only be used for prediction, data gathering and interpretation and for preventive measures.
It can predict forces of nature but cannot prevent the prevalence/occurrence.
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Reading an article about the health risk of smoking is easy but the hard part is to stop from smoking.
Cannot guarantee an ultimate solution to any specific problem.
Who is the first Greek philosopher and father of Western Philosophy
Thales
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According to him, the arche of everything has to explain existence, change, motion and life
Thales
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He believed that the arche of everything is water and the earth rests on water
Thales
What word means the beginning, origin, or source of action
Arche
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He believed that the arche is an unlimited, boundless, infinite and non-perceptible substance called apeiron. He also believed that the Earth’s position was not supported by anything, it simply remained in place.
Anaximander
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He is considered the first cartographer
Anaximander
It means unbounded or unlimited
Apeiron
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He believes that air was the arche and the Earth is a broad flat disc floating on a cushion of air
Anaximenes
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He is known as the “weeping philosopher” because of his enigmatic view of life
Heraclitus
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He believed that the arche is fire and everything is in flux. He is famous for the quote: “One cannot step twice into the same river.”
Heraclitus
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He believed that change is impossible—what is is perfect and complete
Parmenides
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He theorized that there are numerous fundamental physical substances that combine in unique ways to construct the diversity we see.
Anaxagoras
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He proposed the principle of dominance, which states that a thing’s appearance is determined by whatever fundamental substance dominates that thing’s makeup
Anaxagoras
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He explained the scientific reasons for eclipses, rainbows, and meteors.
Anaxagoras
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He claimed that the sun is a mass of red-hot metal and other stars are also suns in a distance
Anaxagoras
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He believed that the world is composed of the four primary elements, Earth, water, wind, and fire.
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Empedocles
Empedocles believes that the four primary elements come together and separate through what process
Love and Strife
It is force of attraction and combination. It holds things together, brings like things together, and integrates the four elements together
Love
This force pushes things apart. It is a force of differentiation and repulsion, which creates diversity
Strife
Who are the three most recognized greek philosophers?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
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He used the socratic method to defend himself when he was accused of corrupting youth and disbelieving in the Gods
Socrates
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He is the founder of Academy in Athens, which is considered the first Western University
Plato
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He is famous for the “Theory of Forms,” which distinguishes the physical world from the spiritual world
Plato
This realm is the realm of forms or ideas. It is invulnerable to the pains and changes of the material world. It is also perfect and unchanging, existing only as ideas in people’s minds.
Spiritual realm
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For him, the one thing that all people want is happiness
Aristotle
True or false: According to Aristotle, virtue is the average between excess and deficiency.
True
“Happiness is dependent on virtue,” this is according to Aristotle’s ____ Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics
What are the two kinds of motion accordnig to Aristotle
Natural motions and violent motions
True or false: Natural motions require external force to move objects
False
It is the study and practice of making maps.
Cartography
This mechanism was used to predict the position of the planets and stars in the sky depending on the calendar month.
Antikythera Mechanism
An instrument used to make astronomical measurements like altitudes of celestial bodies; it is an analog calculator
Astrolabe
A mechanical device invented by the ancient Greeks that is designed to life heavy objects off the ground.
Overhead Crane
This weapon was basically large bows made of wood, horn, and animal sinew; used mainly as a military weapon since ancient times
Catapult
Used for grinding, grain, rolling and hammering; it turns simple grains into an important staple food
Water Mill
It forecasts important astronomical and calendar events and even eclipses; predicted the position of celestial bodies depending on the calendar of month
Analog computer
