M7_Philosophy

• Philosophy- The study of general and fundamental problems

  concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
• Natural Philosophy - Branch of Philosophy that talks about astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology
• Moral Philosophy - Branch of Philosophy that deals with social sciences, political philosophy.
• Metaphysical philosophy - Branch of Philosophy that deals with logic, epistemology, cosmetology.
• Martin Heidegger - German philosopher whose work is associated with

  phenomenology and existentialism.
• Being and Time (1927) - Known work of Martin Heidegger
• “The Question Concerning Technology” - Wrote by Martin Heidegger
• “The essence of a thing is considered to

  be what the thing is.” - Suggestion of Martin Heideggener
• Martin Heideggener described modern technology as the age of

  switches, standing reserve and stockpiling for its own sake.
• “Technology is a means to an end” - Instrumental Definition
• “Technology is a human activity” - Antrophological Definition
• Causa Materialis / Material Cause

  • the material or silver
  • the matter out of which an object is made.
• Causa Formalis / Formal Cause

  the form or shape which the material enters.
• Causa Finalis – end / the purpose
• Causa Efficiens

  which brings about the effect that is finished

  agent: silversmith
• Technology is contrivance in latin word instrumentum means that technology is instrument.
• Poiesis – discloses or reveals the truth / causality is a bringing out of concealment.
• Aletheia - means unhiddenness or disclosure
• Techne - root of technology and encompasses not only craft, but other acts of the mind and poetry.
• Piety - means obedience and submission.
• Piety of Thought - One builds a way towards knowing the truth who he/

  she is as a being in this world.
• Causa / casus

  • Verb cadere “to fall”
  • means that which brings it about that something falls out as a result in such and such a way.
• Telos

  • “aim” or “purpose,”
  • responsible for what as matter and for what as aspect are together co-responsible for the sacrificial vessel
• Legein

  • rooted in apophainesthni
  • means to bring forward into appearance.
• Human Flourishing - endeavor to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within the context of a larger community of individuals.
• Human Flourishing - means access to the pleasant life, the engaged or good life and the meaningful life.
• SELIGMAN, STEEN, PARK AND PETERSON - stated that human flourishing requires the development of attributes social and personal

  levels that exhibit character strengths and virtues.
• Aristotle - there is an end of all the actions that we perform which we desire for itself.
• Aristotle - man’s life has a purpose and that the function of one’s life is to attain the purpose.
• Aristotle - human beings have a natural desire and capacity to

  know and understand the truth
• Aristotle - happiness (earthly) is the highest desire and

  ambition of all human beings.
• Aristotle - Flourishing is the greatest good of human endeavors and that toward which all actions aim.
• Aristotle - The good is what is good for purposeful and goal-directed entities.
• Good - Greek words “eu” which means
• Spirit - “daemon” which means
• Eudamonia - In moral philosophy used to refer to the right actions as those that result in the well-being of an individual
• Eudamonia - is a property of one’s life when considered as a

  whole.
• Eudamonia - means good spirit or “the state of having good

  indwelling spirit; a good genius”.
• Eudamonia - It is formally egoistic in that a person’s normative

  reason for choosing particular actions.
• Happiness

  • is “doing well” and “living well”.
  • It is a pleasant state of mind.