MODULE 2: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, and SOCIETY and the

HUMAN CONDITION

Lesson 1
TITLE: The Human Flourishing

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

After studying this module, you are expected to:

 Discuss the importance and uses of scientific method
 Illustrate and interpret a life without science; and
 Examine and enumerate the factors that embodies human
flourishing.

INTRODUCTION
The old thought that bliss or prospering ought to be the finish of human activity, and
that the idea of this end can be impartially gotten from claims about human instinct or
capacity, stands restricted to some usually held perspectives in contemporary good
hypothesis. Numerous contemporary scholars accept, for instance, that joy is an emotional
issue, shifting from individual to person, that profound quality is primarily other-in regards to,
and that the quest for one's own acceptable, a long way from being the motivation behind
good activity, is frequently in struggle with profound quality. However lately various scholars
have looked to restore or adjust old style ideas of human prospering so as to give a more
agreeable record of the cuts off of human activity and the association among goodness and
personal circumstance

The papers in this module analyze the idea of human thriving and its relationship to an
assortment of other key ideas in moral hypothesis. Some of them follow the connection
among prospering and human instinct, soliciting whether a hypothesis from human instinct
can permit us to build up a target rundown of products that are of incentive to all specialists,
paying little heed to their individual purposes or points., look to decide if a moral hypothesis
dependent on human prospering can oblige worry for the good of others for their own.
Different articles dissect the capacity of families or other social-political establishments in
advancing the thriving of people (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
 ACTIVITY

DRAW IT:

Draw in the box your own interpretation of a life without science.

ANALYSIS

Drawing interpretation: describe the meaning of each symbol/images in your work.

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ABSTRACTION

Introduction
Western progress is more on being individualistic as
opposed to concentrated on everyone's benefit of
many. All that involves the individual being, for
example, his virtues, conviction and standard.

- Eudaimonia, otherwise called "great life," a

term instituted by Aristotle over 2000 years back. It
tried to clarify the importance of joy and its property.
It is frequently alluded to as "Human Flourishing."

Aristotle
Source: http://www.liveyourmagic.com

The ultimate objectives of both science and innovation and human prospering are connected;
in that the great is inalienably identified with the fact of the matter, are two ideas about science
which adventures its case on truth.

- In correlation with the East (relates to Asians), it is more on a gathering driven; the overall
great or everybody takes the most noteworthy respect that the individual should forfeit himself
(bayan muna bago ang sarili) for the general public.

- Of all logical discovery, achievement adds to our staggering reserve of human information;
human's unending need to find himself on the planet by discovering evidences to follow
development;

Science as Method and Results

The Scientific Method:

 Source: https://www.sciencebuddies.org

Science as a Social Endeavor

- The new view propagates a measurement which by and large advantages the general
public. Sciences stop to have a place exclusively with outfit wearing, bespectacled
researchers at labs.

- An rising order on the best way to appropriately set a measure of science.

- Defines the effect of science just as innovation regarding social measurements.

Distortion Theory

- It is characterized by Karl Popper

- Is a method of differentiating science from non-science. It recommends that for a hypothesis

to be viewed as logical it must have the option to be verified bogus.
- For model, the theory that "all swans are white," can be misrepresented by watching a dark
swan.

- For Popper, science should endeavor to invalidate a hypothesis, instead of endeavor to

constantly uphold hypothetical theories.

Science and Results

Individuals who don't comprehend science are prevailed upon when the control can deliver
results.

- Science isn't completely secure, with the end goal that it is right 100% of the time.

- Aside from Science, there are different controls that can deliver results, for example, religion,
karma, and human irregularity are a portion of its peers in the field.

- In the nonappearance of science, obliviousness will undoubtedly overwhelm the brains of

individuals and they will in general buy in to strange notion and heavenly nature to get a few
outcomes.

Science as Education

Current training has begun to rise in the Philippines, it centers to a great extent around
science and innovation. It is obvious by incorporation of science subjects in its whole
educational plan. Science secondary schools are everywhere on over the nation. It is so
mainstream and everyone got pulled in to try out a school where it provides food top of the
line science instruction. there is a proof of rivalry among tuition based schools and even in
the administration run schools.

- Simply acing science and innovation would be deficient on the off chance that we are to,
state, associate with individuals or ruminate on our internal identity.

- There is a disgrace that the alumni will get on a regarded occupations with more significant
salary on the off chance that they will seek after science related courses.

- To be acceptable or great in science as well as in different field of learning is the

unadulterated and genuine significance of Eudaimonia.
 APPLICATION

THINK TANK

You will be evaluated using the rubric below;

Description
Score Understanding Strategies Thinking Skills
Uses effective
Understanding of Uses logical thinking
4 strategies to get
concept is clearly evident to arrive at conclusion
accurate results
Uses appropriate
Understanding of the
strategies to arrive Shows thinking skills
3 concept is evident
at a result to arrive at conclusion

Has limited
Uses strategies Attempts to show
2 understanding of a
that are ineffective thinking skills
concept

Has a complete lack of Makes no attempt Shows no

1
understanding of concept to use a strategy understanding

Discuss the importance of Scientific Method and cite a daily situation where the said method
is used. (Explain step by step)

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Choose at least 5 items below and state a brief history or discovery that brought about the
invention or discovery of the things stated below. State their contributions in our scientific
development.

a. Cellphone f. Wi-Fi
b. Telescope g. Space Telescope
c. Medicine h. Guns
d. Microscope i. Internet
e. Radio j. Television
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What are the factors that embody human flourishing?

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What would have happened to humankind if science and technology did not exist?
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LESSON SUMMARY

Aristotle bases the understandability of the positive qualities in what is useful for the
particular substance viable. For whatever has a characteristic capacity, the great is in this
manner thought to dwell in the capacity. The normal capacity of a thing is dictated by its
characteristic end. Concerning living things, there are specific methods of being that comprise
the flawlessness of the living thing's temperament.

As indicated by Aristotle, there is a finish of the entirety of the activities that we

perform which we want for it. This is what is known as Eudaimonia, thriving, or satisfaction,
which is wanted for the good of its own with all different things being wanted for its goodness.
Eudaimonia is a property of one's life when considered all in all. Prospering is the most
noteworthy great of human undertakings and that toward which all activities point. It is
accomplishment as an individual. The best life is one of great human movement.

One's own life is the main life that an individual need to live. It follows that, for Aristotle,
the "great" is what is equitably useful for a specific man. Aristotle's Eudaimonia is officially
self-absorbed in that an individual's regulating explanation behind picking specific activities
originates from the possibility that he should seek after his own great or thriving. Since
personal circumstance is thriving, the positive qualities in human direct are associated with
the personal circumstance of the acting individual. Great signifies "useful for" the individual
good operator. Vanity is an essential aspect of Aristotle's morals.