[STS] Midterm Sample Test

TRUE

Science and technology are responsible for the ways society is continuously being modernized. (T or F)

FALSE

Martin Heidegger envisioned modern technology as a way of revealing a mode of bringing forth. (T or F)

FALSE

Technology challenges forth because it makes people think how to do things faster, more effectively, and with less effort. (T or F)

TRUE

The dangers of technology lie in humans let themselves be consumed by it. (T or F)

TRUE

Questioning is a piety of thought. It is only through questioning that humans are able to reassess their position not only in the midst of technology around them but also in the grand scheme of things. (T or F)

INSTRUMENTAL

Which of the following views describes technology as a means to an end?

anthropological definition of technology

The production or invention of technological equipment, tools and machines, and purpose and functions they serve are what define technology.

POIESIS

Which of the following philosophical concepts refers to the act of bringing something out of concealment?

MEDITATIVE THINKING

Which of the following views allows nature to reveal itself without the use of force or violence?

ALETHEIA

Which of the following Ancient Greek concepts where truth is understood, which can be translated as unclosedness, unconcealedness, or disclosure?

TRUE

Despite the efforts to close the gap between rich and poor countries, the gap in growth and development keeps on widening. (T or F)

FALSE

In the context of unprecedented scientific and technological advancement and economic development, all we need is yet more growth. (T or F)

FALSE

The need to shift of some yields of growth from the richer segments of the population to the poorer ones to even things a bit is the most adequate solution to close the gap between the rich and poor. (T or F)

INTELLECTUAL VIRTUE

A type of virtue suggested by Aristotle that is achieved through education, time, and experience.

ARETE

A term referring to "excellence of any kind" that can also mean "moral virtue"

EUDAIMONIA

A state of being happy, healthy, and prosperous in the way one thinks, lives, and acts.

RATIONAL

The degree of the tripartite soul that is driven by the mind and our conscious awareness.

INSTRUMENTAL

A type of good that aims to achieving something else or some other end.

FALSE

Aristotle explained that every action does not always aims and leads us to something good. (T or F)

TRUE

According to eudaemonia is only possible by living a life of virtue. (T or F)

FALSE

Aristotle explained that every action does not always aims and leads us to something good.

(T or F)