GE-STS (LESSONS 1-3)

SCIENCE

is a traditionally viewed as an elevated activity involving pure contemplation and the value free, pursuit of knowledge

TECHNOLOGY

came from the ancient Greek word “techne”, for art, craft or skill which itself is derived from an earlier Indo-Europan root “teks” which means to weave or to fabricate

TECHNOLOGY

refers to the ensembles of techniques by which humans make artifacts that serve useful ends

SOCIETY

totality of social organization and its complex network of social relationships/social interaction

CULTURE

a complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, customs, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society

HEALTH, WEALTH, LOVE, HAPPINESS

four pillars of a good life

JOHN STUART MILL

he declared the greatest happiness principle

GREATEST HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE

states that an action is right as far as it maximizes the attainment of happiness for the greatest number of people

MATERIALISM, HEDONISM, STOICISM, THEISM, HUMANISM

school of thought

WESTERN

focuses on the individual

WESTERN

human flourishing as an end is primarily more of a concern for western civilizations

EASTERN

community-centric

EASTERN

community takes the highest regard that the individual should sacrifice oneself for the sake of the society

GOOD LIFE

is more than the countless expressions of what is good

GOOD LIFE

it is expresed and manifested in many various ways for different persons and circumstances

NICOMACHEAN ETHICS 1:4

both the many and the cultivated call it happiness, and suppose that living well and doing well are the same as being happy

GOOD LIFE

characterized by happiness that springs from living and doing well

EUDAIMONIA

the concept of living and doing well

EUDAIMONIA

derived from the greek words “eu meaning good” and “daimon meaning spirit”

ARISTOTLE

according to ___, happiness is the ultimate end of human action and that every human person aspires for an end

HUMAN FLOURISHMENT

a kind of contentment in knowing that one is getting the best out of life

PHRONESIS, FRIENDSHIP, WEALTH, POWER

different components of aristotle’s human flourishing

HUMAN FLOURISHING IN LITERATURE

eudaimonia is translated into ___

PHRONESIS

an ancient greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence

PHRONESIS

a type of wisdom relevant to practical action, implying both good judgment and excellence of character and habits or practical virtue

PHRONESIS

often translated as practical wisdom

VIRTUE

a life of excellence manifested from the personal to the global scale

GOOD LIFE

marked by happiness brouht about by virtuous human actions and decisions that affect the individual self and the greater community

VIRTUE

constant practice of the good no matter how difficult the circumstances may be

INTELLECTUAL VIRTUE

pertaining to rational which then requires experience and time and this includes knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, skills, etc.

MORAL VIRTUE

concerned with desires, feelings, emotional responses, pleasure and pain, and hich can involve reason

MORAL VIRTUE

comes about as aresult of habits that have something to do with acting and the feeling of being right such as justice, courage, good tember, generosity

MATERIALISM

only material entities matter, which was derived from the ideaa of democritus and leucippus that the world is made up of indivisible units called atomos

MATTER

it is what makes us attain happiness

HEDONISM

led by Epicurus, which the end goal of life is in acquiring pleasure

HEDONISM

YOLO mindset

STOICISM

led by Epicurus, the followers of this school of thought espoused the idea that to acquire happiness, we must learn how to istance oneself and be apathetic

APATHY

lack of feelings/emotions

APATHEIA

to be indifferent

THEISM

people find the meaning of their lives having God as part of it

HUMANISM

a rational philosophy informed by science

HUMANISM

it is inspired by art and motivated by compassion

SCIENCE

concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the natural world and how the natural world works

SCIENCE

done through observation of natural phenomena, and/or through experimentation that tries to simulate natural processes under controlled conditions

SCIENCE

knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation

TECHNOLOGY

science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools

SCIENCE

the pursuit of knowledge about hte natural world through systematic observation and experiments

TECHNOLOGY

the application of scientifically gained knowledge for practical purpose

SOCIETY

the sum total of our interactions as humans, including the interactions that we engage in to figure things out and to make things

SOCIETY

a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

the study of how society, politics, and culture affect scientific research and technological innovation, and politics and culture

STS

it is a relativly recent discipline, originating in the 60s and 70s, following Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

STS

makes the assumption that science and technology are essentially intertwined and that they are each profoundl social and profoundly politicala

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

the main managing agency responsible for science and technology in the Philippines

FE DEL MUNDO

pediatrics

EDUARDO QUISUMBING

plant taxonomy

GAVINO TRONO

tropical marine phycology

MARIA OROSA

food technology

PRE-SPANISH ERA

the natives of the archipelago already had practices linked to science and technology

PRE-SPANISH ERA

filipinos were alread aware of the medicinal and therapeutic properties of plants and the methods of extracting medicine from herbs

PRE-SPANISH ERA

the had an alphabet, number system, and a calendar

PRE-SPANISH ERA

filipinos were already engaged in farming, shipbuilding, mining, and weaving

BANAUE RICE TERRACES

among the sophisticated products of engineering by pre-spanish era filipinos

the colonization of the philippines contributed to growth of sicence and tech in the archipelago

the spanish introduced formal education and founded scientific institution

during the early years of spanish rule, parish schools were established where religion, reading, writing, arithmetic, and music was taught

SPANISH COLONIAL ERA

sanitation and more advanced methods of agriculture was taught to the natives

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

the school established by spain, it is the oldest existing university in asia

GALLEON TRADE

have accounted in the philippine colonial economy

TRADE

was given more focus by the spaniard colonial authorities due to the prospects of big profits

agriculture and industrial development on the other hand were neglected during the spanish colonial era

SUEZ CANAL

the opening of this saw the influx of european visitions to the spanish colony and some filipinos were able to strudy in europe