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CHAPTER III: Science, Technology, and Society and the Human Condition

THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS:

Directions: Answer the questions and Activities based on the topic discussed and

understanding. 1. Is our reverence of science justified? Explain.

2. Were we successful so far in trying to tie down technology with what we conceive as human flourishing? 3.

What do you think constitutes human flourishing?

4. What would have happened to humankind if technology did not exist?

5. Do you agree with Martin Heidegger in his idea that technology should only be seen as one of the
approaches in perceiving truth?

6. What are other possible approaches we should consider?

7. Have you ever measured using science, the truth and the good?

8. What is Falsification Theory?

9. What it is like to have technology in before a common era?

10. Is technology really matters to you?

DO THIS!!

Do the Activities below.

1. State a brief history or discovery that brought about the invention or discovery of the things stated
below. State their contributions in our scientific development

a. Gravity f. Benzene Ring

b. Telescope g. Large Hadron Collider

C. Processed Food h. Guns

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d. Microscope i. Internet

e. Radio j. Cell phones

2. Brainstorming. Try to determine the possible alternatives to growth and development. List down
several ways to promote sustainable living and start a mini-campaign advocating the method of your
choice.

3. Create a comic . Try to imagine the world without technology, How do you think your day-to-day life
would be like? Do this by illustrating a scenario where a certain technological innovation does not
exist. Below are examples you could use:

a. Watch

b. Phone

C. Light bulbs

d. Cars

e. Printing Press

f. Electricity
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