Human flourishing is the ability to live a good life. Rooted in Aristotelian ethics, it values health intrinsically and applies universally to all human lives. Human flourishing embraces our shared humanity and serves everyone's interest.
3. To grow or develop
successfully
It is the highest good of
human attempt to achieve
his/her goal.
FLOURISHING
4. Every living creature is meant to become what it’s
meant to be. The caterpillar is meant to become a
beautiful butterfly; a small seed into a full grown herb,
bush or tree; and a human baby into a mature person,
the person “who is fully alive, the glory of God” in the
words of St. Irenaeus.
5. “good spirited”
Coined by Aristotle
Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans.
“human flourishing”
EUDAIMONIA
6. From Nicomachean Ethics
(philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being.)
-Human flourishing arises as a result of different
components such as:
Phronesis
Friendship
Wealth
Power
7. In the Ancient Greek society, they believe that
acquiring these qualities will surely bring the seeker
happiness, which in effect allows them to partake in
the greater notion of what we called the Good.
As times change, elements that compromise human
flourishing changed
People found means to live more comfortably,
explore more places, develop more products, and
make more money
8. Humans of today are expected to become the “man
of the world”
Supposed to situate himself in global neighborhood,
working side by side among institutions and the
government to be able to reach a common goal.
Competition as a means of surivival has become
passé
Coordination is the new trend.
9. EASTERN VS. WESTERN CONCEPTION REGARDING
SOCIETY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING
Eastern Conception Western Conception
Focus is community-
centric
Individual should sacrifice
himself for the sake of the
society
Chinese Confucian system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and
art for a greater cause
More focused on the
individual
Human Flourishing as
an end
Aristotelian view
Aims for Eudoimonia as
the ultimate good
10. Every discovery, innovation, and success
contributes to our pool of human knowledge.
Human’s perpetual need to locate himself in the
world by finding proofs to trace evolution.
Elicits our idea of self-importance
Technology is a human activity we excel in as a
result of achieving science. (Heidegger)
Good is inherently related to the truth
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
HUMAN FLOURISHING
11. Science stems from objectivity brought upon by a
rigid method
Claim to reason and empiricism
SCIENCE AS METHODS AND
RESULTS
12. STEPS IN SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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2
3
Observe
Determine the problem
Formulate Hypothesis
Conduct Experiment
Gather and analyze
Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation
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13. A discipline in science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an alternative
hypothesis being accepted.
Premium on empiricism
Takes into account those results which are
measurable and experiments which are repeatable.
VERIFICATION THEORY
14. group of scholars who believed that
𐙚 only those which can be observed should be
regarded as meaningful,
𐙚 Reject those which cannot be directly accessed
as meaningless
VIENNA CIRCLE
15. Suppose, for intance, this girl, Lea has a (not so
scientific) theory that her classmate Ian like her.
Good, she thought, I like him too. But how do I know
that he likes me?
She began by observing him and his interactions with
her. Several gestures she noted include his always
exchanging pleasantries with her whenever they bump
into each other, his big smile when he sees her, and
him going out of his way to greet her even when riding
a jeepney.
16. Through this observations, she was then able to
conclude that Ian does like her because, she thought,
why would anyone do something like that for a person he
does not like?
17. As it turns out, however, Ian is just generally happy to
meet people he knew. He had known Lea since they
were in first year and regards her as a generally okay
person. It is no surprise then that upon learning that
Ian basically does this to everyone, Lea was crushed.
She vowed to herself that she would never assume
again.
18. As long as an ideology is not proven to be false and
can be best explain a phenomenon over alternative
theories, we should ACCEPT the said ideology.
Allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected
by verification theory.
Encourages research in order to determine which
among the theories can stand the test of
falsification.
FALSIFICATION THEORY
19. aim at the production of new,
falsiable predictions
scientific practice is characterized
by its continual effort to test theories against
experience and make revisions based on the
outcomes of these tests
KARL POPPER
20. To illustrate, previous story is restated:
Ian is generally everybody's friend. He likes to be
around people and generally aspires to become
everybody's friend.
However, there is this one girl, Lea, who seemed to not
like him when he is around.
Every time he waves at her, she turns away, and when
they are in the same room, she avoids his glances.
21. Through this he concluded that Lea does not like hum
and does his best to show her that he is not a threat.
He began greeting her whenever they pass by each
other at the corridor, even going so far as calling her
attention when he was in the jeepney and saw her
walking past.
22. When they were able to talk to each other, he found
out that Lea is just really shy and is not accustomed to
people greeting her. He then was able to conclude that
his initial impression of her not liking him is wrong and
thus said proposition is rejected.
