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Human Flourishing, Science, Technology and Society

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This document discusses human flourishing in the context of science and technology. It defines human flourishing as a state of positive emotions, functioning, and relationships. The document then examines perspectives on how technology can impact human flourishing. It outlines Heidegger's view that technology is not just a means to an end, but rather reveals reality in a particular way. By taking power over reality, the technological way of revealing was not chosen by humans. We must find a way to rely on technologies without becoming enslaved to their particular framing of reality.

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Human Flourishing in Science and Technology
Flourishing -a state where people experience positive emotions, positive psychological functioning and positive social functioning
POSITIVITY
Human Flourishing ? an effort to achieve self- actualization and fulfilment ? Each has the rights to pursue efforts on self.
Human Flourishing ? Human potentialities, including talents, abilities, and virtues in the pursuit of his freely and rationally chosen values and goals.
Human civilizations and the development of science and technology
Human Flourishing, Science, Technology and Society
Bearer ? a person or thing that carries or holds something. ? Human flourishes and finds meaning in the world that he/she builds. ? Human may unconsciously acquire, consume or destroy what the world has to offer.
Science and Technology ? must be treated as part of human life that needs reflective and meditative thinking. ? must be examined for their greater impact on humanity as a whole.
Reflective Thinking
Reflective Questions How are you doing it? What was hard? What did I learn?
Meditative thinking A kind of thinking that thinks the truth of being, that belongs to being and listens to it.
TECHNOLOGY AS A MODE OF REVEALING
MARTIN HEIDEGGER ? a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition of philosophy. ? Important philosophers of the 20th century.
HEIDEGGER¡¯S VIEW ON TECHNOLOGY - Opposes the ¡°a means to an end¡± or ¡°a human activity.¡± - instrumental - anthropological
What is technology if it is neither a means to an end nor a human activity?
HEIDEGGER¡¯S VIEW ON TECHNOLOGY - Technology, according to Heidegger must be understood as ¡°a way of revealing¡± (Heidegger 1977, 12). - Revealing is al¨¨theuein means ¡°to discover¡± - Related verb is al¨¨theia means ¡°truth¡±
How can technology be a way of revealing?
How can technology be a way of revealing? ? by entering into a particular relation with reality, reality is ¡®revealed¡¯ in a specific way. ? technology embodies a specific way of revealing the world, a revealing in which humans take power over reality. ? Technology reveals the world.
Example: ? Ancient discovery (fossils, places, artifacts). ? Cultures, traditions and beliefs. ? The state of the health. ? Informations
Ancient discovery
Cultures, traditions and beliefs
The state of the health
Informations
What is reality? ? according to Heidegger, it is not given the same way in all times and all cultures (Seubold 1986, 35-6). ? not something absolute that human beings can ever know once and for all ? Sometimes inaccessible for human beings.
WHY IS TECHNOLOGY NOT A HUMAN ACTIVITY?
According to Heidegger, there is something wrong with the modern, technological culture we live in today. In our ¡®age of technology¡¯ reality can only be present as a raw material (as a ¡®standing reserve¡¯). This state of affairs has not been brought about by humans; the technological way of revealing was not chosen by humans.
We need to open up the possibility of relying on technologies while not becoming enslaved to them and seeing them as manifestations of an understanding of being.
Reference ? https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/philosophyof- technology/0/steps/26314 ? Heidegger, Martin. ¡°The question concerning technology (W. Lovitt, Trans.) The question concerning technology: and other essays (pp. 3- 35).¡± (1977). ? Seubold, G¨¹nter. Heideggers Analyse der neuzeitlichen Technik. Freiburg-M¨¹nchen: Alber, 1986.

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Human Flourishing, Science, Technology and Society

  • 2. Flourishing -a state where people experience positive emotions, positive psychological functioning and positive social functioning
  • 4. Human Flourishing ? an effort to achieve self- actualization and fulfilment ? Each has the rights to pursue efforts on self.
  • 5. Human Flourishing ? Human potentialities, including talents, abilities, and virtues in the pursuit of his freely and rationally chosen values and goals.
  • 6. Human civilizations and the development of science and technology
  • 8. Bearer ? a person or thing that carries or holds something. ? Human flourishes and finds meaning in the world that he/she builds. ? Human may unconsciously acquire, consume or destroy what the world has to offer.
  • 9. Science and Technology ? must be treated as part of human life that needs reflective and meditative thinking. ? must be examined for their greater impact on humanity as a whole.
  • 11. Reflective Questions How are you doing it? What was hard? What did I learn?
  • 12. Meditative thinking A kind of thinking that thinks the truth of being, that belongs to being and listens to it.
  • 13. TECHNOLOGY AS A MODE OF REVEALING
  • 14. MARTIN HEIDEGGER ? a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition of philosophy. ? Important philosophers of the 20th century.
  • 15. HEIDEGGER¡¯S VIEW ON TECHNOLOGY - Opposes the ¡°a means to an end¡± or ¡°a human activity.¡± - instrumental - anthropological
  • 16. What is technology if it is neither a means to an end nor a human activity?
  • 17. HEIDEGGER¡¯S VIEW ON TECHNOLOGY - Technology, according to Heidegger must be understood as ¡°a way of revealing¡± (Heidegger 1977, 12). - Revealing is al¨¨theuein means ¡°to discover¡± - Related verb is al¨¨theia means ¡°truth¡±
  • 18. How can technology be a way of revealing?
  • 19. How can technology be a way of revealing? ? by entering into a particular relation with reality, reality is ¡®revealed¡¯ in a specific way. ? technology embodies a specific way of revealing the world, a revealing in which humans take power over reality. ? Technology reveals the world.
  • 20. Example: ? Ancient discovery (fossils, places, artifacts). ? Cultures, traditions and beliefs. ? The state of the health. ? Informations
  • 23. The state of the health
  • 25. What is reality? ? according to Heidegger, it is not given the same way in all times and all cultures (Seubold 1986, 35-6). ? not something absolute that human beings can ever know once and for all ? Sometimes inaccessible for human beings.
  • 26. WHY IS TECHNOLOGY NOT A HUMAN ACTIVITY?
  • 27. According to Heidegger, there is something wrong with the modern, technological culture we live in today. In our ¡®age of technology¡¯ reality can only be present as a raw material (as a ¡®standing reserve¡¯). This state of affairs has not been brought about by humans; the technological way of revealing was not chosen by humans.
  • 28. We need to open up the possibility of relying on technologies while not becoming enslaved to them and seeing them as manifestations of an understanding of being.
  • 29. Reference ? https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/philosophyof- technology/0/steps/26314 ? Heidegger, Martin. ¡°The question concerning technology (W. Lovitt, Trans.) The question concerning technology: and other essays (pp. 3- 35).¡± (1977). ? Seubold, G¨¹nter. Heideggers Analyse der neuzeitlichen Technik. Freiburg-M¨¹nchen: Alber, 1986.