LESSON 5 Flashcards
, literally “good spirited,” is a term
coined by renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle
(385-323 BC) to describe the pinnacle of happiness
that is attainable by humans.
Eudaimonia
- philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life
for a human being
Nicomachean Ethics
an effort to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within the context of a larger community of individuals, each with the right to pursue his or her own such efforts.
human flourishing
According to???/
flourishing is the highest good of human endeavors and that toward which all actions aim. It is success as a human being.
Aristotle
in Greek, eu is a prefix meaning
“good” or “well”,
daimon can mean
“spirit”, “fortune” or “guiding spirit.”
they believe that acquiring these qualities will surely bring the seekers happiness, which in effect allows them to partake in the greater notion of what we call the Good.
Ancient Greek society,
Humans of today are expected to become ???
“man of the world”.
DIFFERENT CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN FLOURISHING
eastern and western
is a human activity that we excel in as a result of achieving science.
- Technology
plays a crucial role in understanding and promoting human flourishing.
Science as a method and a source of results,
This involves both the scientific method itself, which provides a systematic way to investigate and understand the factors that contribute to well-being, and the concrete results that emerge from scientific research.
Science as a method and a source of results,
STEPS IN SCIENTIFIC METHOD
- Observe
- Determine the problem
- Formulate hypothesis
- Conduct experiment
- Gather and analyze
- Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation
- The earliest criterion that distinguishes philosophy and science.
verification theory
- The idea proposed that a discipline is science if it can be confirmed or interpreted in the event of an alternative hypothesis is being accepted.
verification theory
Thus, this theory takes into account only those results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable.
verification theory
- This was espoused by a movement in the early 20th century called
The Vienna Circle.
-is a group of scholars who believed that:
vienna circle
*Only those which can be observed should be regarded as
meaningful,
*Reject those which cannot be directly accessed as
meaningless.
Means that Verification Theory is all about
“Verifying your observations to find the truth”
-This theory 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
- Allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected by the verification theory.
falsification theory
- Encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can stand the test of Falsification
falsification theory