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HUMAN FLOURISHING IN
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

KARL OLIVER C. RICARDO
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
01 02
EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF
IDENTIFY DIFFERENT
THE HUMAN CONDITION
CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN
BEFORE SCIENCE AND
FLOURISHING
TECHNOLOGY
03 04
IDENTIFY THE FACTORS NAME WAYS ON HOW
THAT CHANGED THE TECHNOLOGY AIDED IN
HUMAN CONDITION AFTER REVEALING THE TRUTH
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ABOUT THE HUMAN BEING.
01
THE HUMAN
PERSON
FLOURISHING IN
TERMS OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
“THE INTELLIGENT USE OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE
THE TOOLS WITH WHICH TO
ACHIEVE A NEW DIRECTION.”
-Jacque Fresco
WHAT IS
HAPPINESS
FOR YOU?
AM I LIVING THE
WHAT DO I NEED
LIFE I CHOSE FOR
TO CHANGE IN
MYSELF OR IS IT
ORDER TO BE
SOMEONE ELSE’S
HAPPY?
IDEAL?
HAPPINESS
• In psychology, happiness is a mental or emotional state
of well-being that can be defined by, among others,
positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to
intense joy.
• To behaviorists, happiness is a cocktail of emotions we
experience when we do something good or positive.
• To neurologists, happiness is the experience of a flood
of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior
that prolongs survival.
Is HAPPINESS a
DESTINATION or a
JOURNEY?
WESTERN CULTURE
(HEDONISTIC VIEW)
Hedonistic view of well-being is that

happiness is the polar opposite of suffering;
the presence of happiness indicates the
absence of pain.
EASTERN CULTURE
(EUDAIMONISTIC VIEW)
• Coined by Aristotle
• EUDAIMONIA, a term that combines the
Greek word for “good” and “spirit” to
describe the ideology.
• EUDAIMONIA defines happiness as the
pursuit of becoming a better person.
• “Human-flourishing”
EUDAIMONIA
● According to Aristotle, ● Flourishing is the
there is an end of all of highest good of
the actions that we human endeavors and
perform which we then toward which all
desire for itself- actions aim. It is a
eudaimonia, success of a human
flourishing, or being.
happiness, that is the
desire for its own sake
FLOURISHING
Flourishing- is a state
where people experience
positive emotions, and
positive psychological and
social functioning, most of
the time, "living within an
optimal range of human
functioning."
HUMAN FLOURISHING
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 IN TERMS
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Science and technology continuously seep into the

way people go about their daily lives. However, the
omnipresence of science and technology must not
eclipse the basic tenets of ethics and morality. Instead,
it should allow the human person to flourish alongside
scientific progress and technological development.
QUESTIONS:
HOW DOES HOW CAN I

ONE ACHIEVE INCREASE MY
HUMAN CHANCES OF
FLOURISHING? FLOURISHING
IMPORTANCE OF
DIVERSITY AND
COLLABORATION IN THE
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
TOWARDS HUMAN
FLOURISHING:
BALANCES POSSIBLE
IDEAS
STIMULATE PROBLEM-
SOLVING
FACILITATES
SPECIALIZATION
INSPIRATION AND
MOTIVATION
02
TECHNOLOGY AS A
WAY OF
REVEALING
TECHNOLOGY
• In Philosophy, techne resembles the term
episteme that refers to the human ability
to make and perform. Techne also
encompasses knowledge and
understanding.
• In Art, it refers to tangible and intangible
aspects of life
THE ESSENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
1. INSTRUMENTAL DEFINITION
- Technology is a means to an end.
2. ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEFINITION
- Technology is a human activity.
TECHNOLOGY AS A
MODE OF REVEALING
• A German philosopher who was

part of the Continental tradition of
philosophy.
• Widely acknowledged to be one
of the most original and important
philosophers of the 20th century.
MARTIN HEIDEGGER
HEIDEGGER’S VIEW ON
TECHNOLOGY.
 Bringing forth can be understood through

the Ancient Greek philosophical concept,
POIESIS, which refers to the act of bringing
something out of concealment.
 By bringing something out of concealment,
the truth of that something is revealed
TECHNOLOGY.
The truth is understood through another

Ancient Greek concept of ALETHIA, which is
translated as unclosedness, unconcealedness,
disclosure, or truth.
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY is a form of POIESIS – a
way of revealing that unconceals ALETHIA
or truth.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CHALLENGING- FORTH AND
BRINGING-FORTH
• Bringing-Forth is the proper attitude and use of

technology in relation to nature. Any tool is in some
way integrated with the craftsman. Bringers-Forth
views all life and nature as being and having much
more than just meat, wood fur, fruit, organs, etc.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CHALLENGING- FORTH AND
BRINGING-FORTH
• Challenging-Forth is the opposite of Bringing-Forth, it is
the most prevalent attitude towards technology today,
and it is the improper one. With this attitude, Subjects do
not have essence they are merely viewed as material.
When they look at a forest, they don't necessarily see
trees, they see lumber. Everywhere they look in nature
they only see raw material.
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY AS POIESIS: DOES MODERN
TECHNOLOGY BRING FORTH OR CHALLENGE FORTH?
Modern technology challenges forth because modern

technology challenges nature by extracting
something from it and transforming, storing, and
distributing it. It makes people think about how to do
things faster; more effectively, and with less effort.
ENFRAMING AS MODERN
TECHNOLOGY’S WAY OF REVEALING
o Enframing, is a way of ordering

(or framing) nature to better
manipulate it.
o Enframing happens because of
how humans desire security,
even if it puts all of nature as a
standing reserve ready for
exploitation.
CALCULATIVE/
REFLECTIVE THINKING
MEDITATIVE THINKING
Meditative thinking - It means to notice, to
observe, to ponder, to awaken an awareness of
what is taking place around us and in us.
“SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE
GOING TO BE THE BASIS FOR
MANY OF THE SOLUTIONS TO
SOCIAL PROBLEMS.”
-Frances Arnold
In 3- 4 sentences, share your insights
on this question.
.
In your own opinion, is technology

innately good or innately bad? Why?
WHAT ARE THE
DANGERS OF
TECHNOLOGY?
THE DANGER OF TECHNOLOGY
As mere tenants on Earth, people must not allow
themselves to be consumed by technology lest they
lose the essence of who they are as human beings.
THANK YOU!
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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HUMAN FLOURISHING IN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hedonistic view of well-being is that

an effort to achieve self-

Science and technology continuously seep into the

HOW DOES HOW CAN I

• A German philosopher who was

 Bringing forth can be understood through

The truth is understood through another

• Bringing-Forth is the proper attitude and use of

Modern technology challenges forth because modern

o Enframing, is a way of ordering

In your own opinion, is technology

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