Technology As A Way of Revealing

CHAPTER 6: TECHNOLOGY AS A WAY OF REVEALING
OBJECTIVES:
1. Discuss and realize what life could have been without technology.
2. Discuss the role of technology in the society.
3. Discuss how technology emerged in the early times
4. Enumerate notable comparisons in a specific field with the use of technology.
5. Be able to enumerate the essence of technology in our modern society.
6. Discuss how technology achieves Good Life to all people.
Technology in Society
 Comparing the lives of people before and now
 Nowadays there has been a great change in people’s way of life due to the existence of science
and technology.
 People who lived in the past and people who are living in the present all have different views
what it means to flourish, primarily due to the kind of environment and the period one is in.
The Human Condition before Common Era

 It is difficult to pinpoint the particular period where technology is said to have started.
 Homoerectus - have been using fire to cook, through chipping one flint over the other to
produce a spark.
 Tools from stone and flints marked the era of the stone age.
 Homosapiens – began to sharpen stones as one would a knife.
 An example of this is the simple machine called WEDGE.
 This particular period proved to be difficult for our ancestors, but in a remarkable distinct way.
 Paleolithic period (figured out due to excavation)
 Soon enough, people discovered minerals and began forging metalwork. They realized that these
substances are more durable, malleable and have more luster than the previous material.
 Clothing – Fur and Animal skin, primarily used for comfort against harsh winds.
 Added several more to their garments. Our ancestors have been deeply engaged in the concept
of beauty . Perhaps they had taken a liking to a certain shiny stone or perfectly shaped bone and
wanted to wear it as trophy.
 Through out the course of history, Religion remains to be the strongest contender to science
arguably due to its being the most easily grasped
 For a long time, humans were content with their relationship with nature.
 Holocene extinction
 Growing population also necessitated finding additional resources, leading to overhunting and
overfishing common prey, some of which were endemic to the area.
 Cultivating Agriculture
 Formation of communities caused humans to expand more in territory.
 Waging wars
 Trade emerged
 People then had a new objective – gather as much products as possible.
 Turned to wealth as one of their goals
 They began to hunt, far and produce things with prospect of profit.
 Products of every kind were exchanged, ranging from necessary ones such as crops, cattle,
poultry, clothing materials, up to metals, accessories, weapons, spices, literature and
entertainment. They were able to find and create niches for interests.
 Technology has been instrumental in all of these because in searching for the good life, people
were able to come up with creations. That would make life easier, more comfortable and more
enriching.
 Paved way for Medicine, Chemistry, Intellectual figures.
Advancements in medicine, technology, health and education ushered humanity’s best.

Notable comparisons then and now:
1. Health and Mortality Rate (Average Life span)
2. Business transactions
3. Literacy Rate (Education)
4. Gross Domestic Product (Economy)
5. Tourism (Travel and Improvement of Tourist Destinations)
ESSENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
BACKTRACKING THE HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
Technology’s initial promises proved to be true.

All in all human condition improved.
- Different Machineries
- Prolonging lives – assisting disabilities
- Industrial workplaces
- Improved education
- Exploring the Universe for other planets we can love once the earth’s resources depleted.
- Technological advancements are occurring in a rapid pace that our morality cannot quite keep
up. No such consideration as given in this approach in achieving the Good Life.

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CHAPTER 6: TECHNOLOGY AS A WAY OF REVEALING

The Human Condition before Common Era

Advancements in medicine, technology, health and education ushered humanity’s best.

BACKTRACKING THE HUMAN TECHNOLOGY

Technology’s initial promises proved to be true.

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