Human Flourishing In Science and Technology

• Aletheia - unhiddenness or disclosure
• Poesis - defined as bringing forth
• Techne - the root of technology
• Piety - associated with being religious
• Philosophy - The study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language
• Greek – Philosophia – meaning “Love of wisdom”
• Natural Philosophy - The study of nature and the physical universe
• Moral Philosophy - The discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong.
• Metaphysical Philosophy - Branch of philosophy that is concerned with the study of existence and the nature of the things that exis
• Flourishing - A state where the people experience positive emotions, positive psychological functioning and positive social functioning, most of the time, “living” within an optimal range of human functioning.
• Human Flourishing - It involves the rational use of one’s individual human potentialities, including talents, abilities, and virtues in the pursuit of his freely and rationally chosen values and goal.
• Reflective thinking - This meaning-making process leads to a deeper understanding that is a systematic, rigorous disciplined way of thinking
• “Reflective thinking turns experience into insight" - John C. Maxwell
• Meditative Thinking - It means to notice, to observe, to ponder, to awaken an awareness of what is actually taking place around us and in.
• Martin Heidegger - German philosopher whose work is associated with phenomology and existentialism.
• His best-known work is Being and Time (1927),

  although notoriously difficult, is generally considered to

  be one of the most important philosophical works of

  the 20th century. He gave a very impressive analysis of

  human existence, the prominence of the important

  themes of existentialism like care, anxiety, guilt and

  above all death is brought out here. - Martin Heidegger
• Martin Heidegger - He begins “The Question Concerning Technology” by examining the relationship between human and technology, a relationship Heidegger calls a free relationship.
• Aristotelianism - According to Aristotle, technology is the organizing of techniques in order to meet the demand that is being posed by humans.
• Technological Pessimism - is supported by the French philosopher Jacques Ellul (1912- 1994).
• Technical Pessimism - Although technology is progressive and beneficial in many ways, it is also doubtful in many ways. Technique has become a framework which humans

  cannot escape
• Technological Optimism - Technology can alleviate all the difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come; supported by most people.
• Existentialism - Main concern is the existence or the mode of being someone or something which is governed by the norm of authenticity; supported by Martin Heidegger.
• Causa materialis - the material by which the something was made.
• Causa formalis - the form or the shape that gives something its image
• Causa efficiens – The agent that has caused for something to come about
• Causa finalis – The purpose or the primary use by which something was made
• With modern technology, revealing never comes to an end.