Module 5

Question 1

is attributed mainly to the changes brought about by
technology. Although the original idea is for technology to help everyone, it cannot
be denied that until today, not everyone is comfortable in using the different kinds of
technologies.People who lived in the past and people who are living in the present all have
different views of what it means to flourish, primarily due to the kind of environment
and the period one is in.

Answer 1

Generation gap

Question 2

Our ancestors’ primal need to survive paved way for the invention of several
developments.
As it is difficult to pinpoint what particular period where technology is said to
have started, one can say that at the very least, the motivation to make things easier
has been around since humans are.

Answer 2

THE HUMAN CONDITION BEFORE COMMON ERA

Question 3

Tools from stone and flints marked the era of the Stone Age, during the advent
of our very own homo sapiens, and humans began to sharpen stones as one would a
knife; an example of this is the simple machine called

Answer 3

Wedge

Question 4

there are several excavations in different parts
of Europe of miniature statues prevalent during the Paleolithic
period, the so-called

Answer 4

“Venus “

Question 5

is a portable art
discovered in Austria in 1908 which represents ‘fertility.

Answer 5

Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf)

Question 6

For a long time, humans were content with their relationship with nature.
Earliest case of man-made extinction occurred over 12,000 years ago, possibly
brought upon by hunting and territorial disputes.

Answer 6

THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE COMMON ERA

Question 7

HOLOCENE EXTINCTION

Answer 7

 Also called the sixth extinction or more aptly Anthropocene extinction.
 Occurred from as early as between 100, 000 to 200, 00 years up to the present.
 It pertains to the ongoing extinction of several species – both flora and fauna –
due to human activity.
 Driven by primal need to survive and because of development and
adaptability, humans were quick to find ways to drive off other megafaunas
threatening a prospective hunting spot and eventually, settling grounds.

Question 8

Here are some of human activities which led to this extinction:

Answer 8

*Growing population leading to overhunting and overfishing
* Hunting caused several species to lose competition in territory and food
resources
* Formation of communities caused humans to expand more in territory and
more people to feed

Question 9

People then had a new objective – gather as much products as possible. They
have turned to wealth as one of their goals as humans and ultimately as civilizations,
for they perceived that those who have many, live comfortable and thus are
generally happier than those who do not have sufficient wealth. Humanity became
more complex. The primary goal was not merely to survive, but to live the

Answer 9

good life

Question 10

The following
are some notable comparisons then and now:

Answer 10

1. Mortality Rate
2. Average Lifespan
3. Literacy Rate
4. Gross Domestic Product

Question 11

• Due to technology, lesser women and children die during birth, assuring
robust population and strong workforce.
• Medical care for premature infants allow them to survive and develop
normally, while proper maternal care ensures that mothers can fully recover
and remain empowered.

Answer 11

Mortality Rate

Question 12

• Aside from the reason that people engage in less in combat and are less likely
to die in treatable diseases now as opposed to then, science is able to
prolong lives by enhancing living status and discovering different remedies to
most diseases.
• Distribution of medicine is also made easier and faster.

Answer 12

2. Average Lifespan

Question 13

• Access to education provided to more individuals generally creates a more
informed public that could determine a more just society.

Answer 13

Literacy rate

Question 14

• Although not an indicator of an average person’s lifestyle in a certain
country, it is often used to determine the value of the country’s goods and
services produced within the territory given a certain time period.
• Higher country income is brought upon by high productivity, often an
indicator of presence of technology

Answer 14

Gross Domestic Product

Question 15

we are more ‘developed’ than we were before. Modern
humans are reliant on technology in their search for the good life. We see ways and
means from nature to utilize and achieve growth – a goal that we believe would bring
forth betterment.

Answer 15

THE ESSENCE OF TECHNOLOGY

Question 16

He argued that its essence, or purpose, and being are different from each other.

Answer 16

Martine Heidegger

Question 17

Martine Heidegger was able to expound upon identifying that technology can either be:

Answer 17

1. A means to achieve man’s end and second, that which constitutes human
   activity; and,
2. Paints technology in such a way that each period reveals a particular
   character regarding man’s being.

Question 18

This is the danger presented by too much reliance on technology. Humans lose
track of things that matter, reducing their surroundings to their economic value. It will
be absurd to venture the dark and the unknown, but it should be done in order for us
to retrace our steps to be able to achieve the

Answer 18

Good

Question 19

Technology’s initial promises proved to be true, regardless of its ramifications.
Different machineries aid in prolonging lives – assisting those with disabilities, honing

Answer 19

BACKTRACKING THE HUMAN CONDITION