HUMAN

FLOURISHING

PRESENTED BY:
MR. EFREN DELOS REYES
 OBJECTIVES:
TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS

Critique human flourishing vis - a - vis the

progress of science and technology so that
the students can define for himself / herself
the meaning of good life
"Good Spirited" coined by Aristotle
which describes the pinnacle of
happiness.
It is parallel to humans to flowers
achieving their full bloom
It is the result from different
components such as phronesis
(wisdom), friendship, wealth and power.
In Aristotlelian view, Eudaimonia aims
for the ultimate good. There is no
indication whatsoever that Aristotle
entailed it instrumental to achieve some
other goals.
 SCIENCE AS METHOD AND SCIENCE AND RESULTS
RESULTS Scientific results that predicts the future
Scientific Method (Weather reports)
Verification Theory
Falsification Theory

SCIENCE AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

ENDEAVOR Appreciate and love for Science
Benefits of Society

RELATIONSHIP OF SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING
IT IS A S T E P -
BY - S T E P
P ROC E S S US E D
T O S OL VE A
S C IE N T IF IC
IN QUIRY
 VERIFICATION
THEORY
It aims to characterize what it is for
a sentence to be meaningful and
also what kind of abstract object
the meaning of  sentence is.

"The meaning of a
proposition is a method of
verification"
(Vienna Circle Scholars)
 THOMAS
KUNT
An American philosopher who
disagrees with the theory of
verification, who opposes bridging
the gap between evidence and
theory by trying to interpret the
former by his own biases.
 "Using observational
KARL P O P P E R
data can not prove the Proponent of the theory
truth of the theory
EVIDE N C E S
or the probability that
There is no known rule as to
the theory is true. the number of instance that a
With the help of theory is rejected or falsified
in order to be set aside.
observations can only There is no assurance that
demonstrate observable events are indeed
its falsity" manifestations of a certain
concept or theories
(K. POPPER)