Test I Flashcards
Literally “good-spirited”, is a term coined by Aristotle to describe the pinnacle of happiness that is attained by human.
Eudaimomia
In Ancient Greek society, they believe that acquiring these qualities ill surely bring the seekers happiness, which in effect allows them to partake in the greater notion of what we call the _______.
Good
It is a human activity that we excel in as a result of achieving science (Heidegger).
Technology
This theory gives premium to empiricism and only takes into account those results which are measurable and experiments which are reputable.
Verification Theory
The current prevalent methodology in science proposed by Karl Popper - 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
The term “________” is attributed to the changes brought about by technology.
Generation Gap
In ancient Greece, long before the world “_______” has been coined, the need to understand the world and reality was bound with the need to understand the self and the good life.
Science
It is a kind of contentment in knowing that one is getting the best of our life. A kind of feeling that one has maxed out his potentials in the world, that he has attained the crux of his humanity.
Human Flourishing
In the late 1800’s, _________, a German student, was successful in his attempt to send images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk.
Paul Gotllieb Nipkow
________, a 19th century English Mathematics professor, designed the Analytical Engine which was used as the basic framework of the computers.
Charles Babbage