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Midterms Flashcards

1
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stern opposition for positivism and technological world domination

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Martin Heidegger

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he remarked that it is boastful for humans to think that nature needs to be saved whereas mother nature would remain even if humans cease to exist

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Paulo Coelho

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3
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where danger is, grows the saving power

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Friedrich Holderlin

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4
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de-development

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Jason Hickel

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5
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criticized failure of growth and development

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Jason Hickel

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6
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offers non-conformist perspective

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Jason Hickel

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7
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catch up, catch down

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Peter Edward

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8
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possibility of interventions to improve lives while reducing consumption

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Robert and Edward Skidelsky

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9
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Science must be guided by some ethical basis

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C. S. Lewis

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10
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most important ancient Greek philosopher and scientist

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Aristotle

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11
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he developed instrumental and intrinsic good

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Aristotle

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12
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eudaimonia

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Aristotle

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13
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explain the human rights-based approach to science technology and development

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S. Romi Mukherjee

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14
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A socially organized human activity which is value-laden and shaped by organizational structures and procedures

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S. Romi Mukherjee

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15
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can form the very heart of sustainable futures

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S. Romi Mukherjee

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16
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warned us against the rapid rise of new technologies

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William Nelson Joy

17
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21st century technologies (GNR) are becoming very powerful that they can potentially bring about you classes of accidents threats and abuses

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William Nelson Joy

18
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he described that the unintended consequences of the design and use of technology are clearly related to Murphy’s Law

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Theodore Kaczynski

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anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

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Murphy’s Law

20
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they criticized Joy’s failure to consider social factors and only deliberately focused on one part of the larger picture

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John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid

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