HUMAN FLOURISHING Trade- emerged as a means for communities to

obtain goods to e exchange of products, ranging

Eudaimonia- the “good spirited” term coined by
renowned Greek philosopher Aristotle to
describe the pinnacle of happiness.
4 components of Aristotle human flourishing
discussed by Nicomachean Ethics:
phronesis, friendship, wealth, and power.
Western Civilization- tends to be more focused
on the individual, while those from the east are
more community-centric
scientific method- is introduced in the earlier
part of discussions.
verification theory- The earliest criterion that
distinguishes philosophy and science.
Vienna Circle- a group of scholars who believed
that only those which can be observed should
be regarded as meaningful and reject.
falsification theory-asserts that as long as an
ideology is not proven to be false and can best
explain a phenomenon over alternative theories
eudaimonic- a person is required to be
knowledgeable about science, among other
things of equal importance.
THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE COMMON ERA
man-made extinction- the first case that
occurred over 12,000 years due to hunting and
etc.
from essential items like crops to luxury goods.
Technology- played a pivotal role in improving
human life and achieving the good life.
Medicine- traced back to the concoction of
remedies and potions to ward off illnesses.
Gross Domestic Product- used to gauge a
country ' s economic performance and
productivity.
Heidegger- proposed that technology is what
humans do.
THE GOOD LIFE
ARISTOTLE- the first thinker who dabbled into
the complex problematization of the end goal of
life: happiness.
PLATO- claims that despite the reality of change,
things remain and they retain their ultimate.
Also he can only sense the two realities of
change: the world of forms and the world of
matter.
Forms- the entities are only copies of the ideal
and the models, and the forms are the only real
entities.
Matter- things are changing and impermanent.
JOHN STAURT MILL- The Greatest Happiness
Principle.

Holocene extinction- known as the sixth
extinction or Anthropocene extinction, has been
ongoing for as long as 100,000 to 200,000 years
Agriculture- emerged around 9000 years ago
and its cultivated the land led to terrains.
Materialism- the first materialists are atomists
and the beliefs of Democritus and Leucippus is
that the world is made up of and is controlled
by the tiny indivisible units in the world called
atomos or seeds

Civilizations- characterized by the need for

resource exchange, the development of
governance etc.
Hedonism- the hedonists parts was to see the
end goal of life in acquiring pleasure and the
mantra this school of thought is the famous,
"Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.
Stoicism- the stoics espoused the idea that to
generate happiness, one must learn to distance
oneself and be apathetic.
- He designed the Analytical Engine that
become the foundational concept for
comp.
Osborne 1 – the beginning of laptop
development leading to diverse models
in April 1981.

Theism- e ultimate basis of happiness for theists
is the communion with God.
Humanism- another school of thought espouses
the freedom of man to carve his own destiny,
free from the shackles of a God that monitors
and controls.
WHEN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITY CROSS
Technology- Greek words techne and logos
which mean art and word. And technology
concept started from machine and tools.
Advantages: best communication, makes life
easier, give pleasure and happiness and offer
different jobs.
Television- plays a central role as a
platform for advertising and information
dissemination.
Personal computers or laptops-
preferred choices for comfortable and
convenient.
ETHICAL DILEMMAS faced by these
technological advancement
Dilemma 1: Health and Productivity
Dilemma 2: Moral dilemma faced by
children
Iimplification

Disadvantages- most technology rely on The international Federation of Robotics

electricity, most are expensive. and United Nations Economic
Comission for Europe- made their task
Urban- 92 % that has tv sets
to formulate a working definition for
Rural- 70 % “ “ service robots.

Paul Nipkow- who invented electric telescope in

the late 1800’s

Alan Campbell Swinton and Boris Rosing- who’s

created a new system using cathode ray tubes.

Martin Cooper of Motorola- the one who

created the first mobile phone in April 3, 1973.
It has 1.1 kilograms and 30 mins talk time.

Motorola DynaTAC 8000x- first commercial

mobile phone in 1983 by Motorola.

Charles Babbage- A 19th Century English

Mathematics Professor.