STAS: THE HUMAN PERSON FLOURISHING IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Flashcards
“The unexamined life is not worth living”
Socrates
“The unexamined life [use of technology] is not worth
living”
Socrates
There are pollutants that are products of
technology
(plastics, metals, radical wastes,
etc.)
Love of wisdom (philos and sofia)
An activity people undertake when they seek to
understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships
to the world and to each other
PHILOSOPHY
studies the character of
technology and its relations to society
Philosophy of technology
• This views technology as basically a means to an
end
ARISTOTELIANISM
technology is the organizing of
techniques in order to meet the demand that is
being posed by humans
• This may seem that technology is primarily
concerned with the product
ARISTOTELIANISM
ARISTOTLE’S FOUR CAUSES
- Causa Materialis or the Material Cause (-silver)
- Causa Formalis or the Formal Cause (-form or
shape) - Cuasa Finalis or the Final Cause (-the purpose)
- Causa Efficiens or the Efficient Cause (-agent
who made the technology: silversmith)
is strongly supported by technologists and
engineers and also by ordinary people who believe
that technology can alleviate all the difficulties and
provide solutions for problems that may come.
TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIMISM
• The extreme version of this philosophy is
technocratism which holds technology as the
supreme authority on everything.
• Technology is beneficial in many ways but can also
be harmful in many ways.
TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIMISM
(t or f)
Technological optimism believes that technology is
the answer to all man’s problems
true
French philosopher Holds
that technology is progressive and beneficial in
many ways, it is also doubtful in many ways.
Jacques Ellul
According to Ellul’s pessimistic arguments are:
- technological progress has a price
- technological progress creates more problems
- technological progress creates damaging effects
- technological progress creates unpredictable
devastating effects
The main concern of this view is the existence or
the mode of being of someone or something which
is governed by the norm of authenticity.
Revolve around the meaning or existence of a
thing or person
EXISTENTIALISM
a philosopher is one of the most
known supporters of this philosophy.
- His inquires are about the essence of
technology
Martin Heidegger
A well-known German philosopher, examined the
two usual definitions of technology: means to an
end and a human activity, because he believed that
this kind of confusing and there are questions to it
that we easily overlook.
Martin Heidegger
• He called it the instrumental and anthropological
definition of technology or simply means by which
the human ends are realized.
Martin Heidegger
According to Martin Heidegger, why there is a need
to question the essence of technology?
- For us to be masters of technology.