THE GREAT PLEBEIAN COLLEGE

DON P. REINOSO STREET POBLACION

ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN
1ST SEMESTERA.Y 2021-2022

MODULE 2

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIETY

MR. JOHN CHRISTIAN LAZO

Instructor

ANGELICA MAE G. SUAREZ

Name

BSA - II
Course
Lesson 5: Technology as a Way of Revealing

Activating Prior Knowledge

Reaction Paper Writing
Make a reaction on the saying “Comparing the lives of people before and now will make
anyone realize the changes that happened in society not just in terms of culture,
language or rights, but more importantly, changes in people’s way of life due to the
existence of science and technology”.

People have always been captivated by science and technology. This curiosity
resulted in a variety of amazing innovations that people today may enjoy and benefit
from. People get to experience what it is to live because science and technology
supports them in a variety of ways. Those who lived in the past and people who live in
the present all have distinct perspectives on what it means to thrive, according to the
type of environment and the time period in which they lived. The way people live and
how society works have an impact on how one interprets the idea of human flourishing.
The environment must be evaluated in order to determine if and to what extent human
flourishing is feasible. It might be inferred that there have been significant changes in
people's lifestyles because there have been drastic changes in people's lifestyles. In
today's world, technology developments may be seen in a variety of settings, including
the home, the business, the classroom, and even the streets. Almost everyone in the
globe may now access it. It's not feasible to assume that everyone on the planet has at
least one technology gadget. Furthermore, technology is not limited to high-end or
pricey products. Simple devices that do simple tasks on a daily basis are already
considered technology. Despite its use and advantages, technological innovations also
have significant drawbacks. To be more explicit, there are ethical issues that affect both
machines and humans. Because, as some claim, technology has become a
requirement for humans, it is now impossible for technology and humanity to remain
apart. Science and technology have always been a component of human life. It has
helped us survive and outsmart our foes, supplied us with a nice living environment,
allowed us to travel the world, and supported us in learning more about ourselves and
the truth. However, it also creates a contradiction in which we can only experience the
world through the glasses of technical advancements. We had conveniently forgotten in
our drive of expansion that technology only provides one perspective on the world.
Film Viewing
Using the materials listed above, make a collage by cutting pictures in magazines or
newspapers or make illustrations that will demonstrate human condition before the
common era and the human condition during the common era. You may include their
day to day activities, their ways of achieving survival and their strategies to attain high
productivity. You may opt to print pictures using the web.
After making the collage, you may list down notable human conditions before the
common era and during the common era and briefly discuss these conditions.
1. Before the Common Era
Before the Common Era also known as "BC," or "Before Christ", the ruling class,
which included the aristocracy and the King, held the majority of land, the economy was
centered on agriculture, and there were numerous slaves. In English, the phrase
"Common Era" originated as "Vulgar Era" to separate dates on the Ecclesiastical
calendar in common usage from dates on the regnal year, the year of a sovereign's
reign, which are normally used in national legislation. It's also a way to figure out what
year it is. In our time, it implies "a year “rather than a year a very long time ago. In the
19th century, the word "common era" arose in lower case to refer to any system of
dates in general use throughout a culture, not necessarily the Christian Era.

2. During the Common Era

During the common era, humans have had a good relationship with nature for a
long time. Over 12,000 years ago, the first incidence of man-made extinction occurred,
presumably as a result of hunting and territory conflicts. From 100,000 to 200,000 years
ago to now, the Holocene extinction, sometimes known as the sixth extinction or more
properly, the Anthropocene extinction, happened. It concerns the continual extinction of
a number of species, both flora and wildlife, as a result of human activities. Their
primordial desire has driven them. Humans had the upper hand in terms of development
and flexibility, so they were fast to devise strategies to drive out other megafaunas that
threatened a potential hunting field and, later, settlement grounds. Overhunting and
overfishing of common prey, some of which were unique to the area, resulted as a
result of the growing population's need for more resources. Hunting, in combination with
the altering landscape that humans began cultivating when agriculture first appeared
9,000 years ago, resulted in the extinction of numerous species.

In your own perspective, how has technology affected the following aspects given the
two-time frames? Fill out the table below.

Human Conditions Before the common era During the common era
Mortality Rate  The aristocrats had a  When comparing
child death rate of various cultures,
around 30%. It is mortality rates are
estimated that up to significantly varied.
half of all children Because of
will die before they advances in food
reach adulthood. production and
 General mortality medicine, mortality
due to accidents and rates are steadily
illnesses, as well as decreasing. When
a lack of good there are wars,
general preventive famines, or illness,
medicine and death rates are
 hygiene, particularly naturally greater.
for the elderly, can
only be estimated.
What we do know is
that the typical
Roman was 25 years
old at the time of his
death and lived to be
50 years old.
Average Life Span  Life expectancy was  The study
likely restricted to determined that
around 35 years due lifespan only began
to unhygienic living to considerably
conditions and a lack increase that is,
of access to beyond the age of 30
appropriate medical or so around 30,000
treatment. That's life years ago, which is
expectancy at birth, fairly late in human
which is heavily evolution.
impacted by infant
mortality, which was
estimated to be as
high as 30% at the
time.

Feedback
Activity 3: Hear Their Voice
1. What would have happened to humankind if technology did not exist?
If technology did not exist, maybe our way of living would still be in the traditional
way. The works and tasks of people would still be difficult to be done. Like construction
of buildings and houses could take how many years to be done if no technology existed.
And most especially we cannot be able to communicate with our loved ones via audio
and video calls.

2. Do you agree with Martin Heidegger in his idea that technology should only be
seen as one of the approaches in perceiving truth? What other approaches you
know that can be considered?
Yes I agree with Martin Heidegger in his idea that technology should only be
seen as one of the approaches in perceiving truth, the importance of technology to
mankind has progressed significantly since its inception, and we are today deemed
more "developed" than we were earlier. The data above provide little hints about our
evolutionary route, and there are no indicators that we are slowing down. Modern
beings rely on technology in their pursuit for happiness. We see techniques and means
in nature that we may use to utilize and achieve growtha goal that we believe will lead to
betterment. This technological approach looks to be goal-oriented in retrospect. It's
considered that it's employed to accomplish a certain goal, that it's a planned, deliberate
ship that humans pilot for the greater good. With the emergence of postmodernism,
however, the deterministic view of technology began to crumble, and many people
began to question if anything is deterministic at all. Its essence, or aim, and existence,
according to Martin Heidegger, are distinct. He was able to elaborate on this idea by
recognizing that technology may be viewed in two ways: first, as a tool to attain man's
goal, and second, as that which defines human activity. The second viewpoint depicts
technology in such a way that each epoch shows a distinct aspect of man's personality.
A distinctive design, or fault, emerges as a result of the consequences of immersing
oneself in new technologies. As a result of technological advancements, a slew of new
questions emerge. Rather than believing that individuals have a clear understanding of
what to anticipate in a successful life, technology allows humans to meet the unknown
and observe how they react. However, this isn't entirely a good thing, because technical
breakthrough is just one among several. Instead of recognizing nature for what it is, we
begin to label it as renewable or nonrenewable. Humans are reduced to the amount of
output they can produce over the course of their lives, and our prevailing perspective is
focused toward finding jobs that will allow us to use our own abilities.