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COURSE PACK on
The Human Person flourishing in terms
of science and technology

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Analyze the human condition in order to deeply reflect and express philosophical ramifications that are
meaningful to the student as a part of society

CONTENT

- CHAPTER 3 The Human Person flourishing in terms of science and technology

a. Technology as a Way of Revealing

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS
PREPARATION
Answer the following questions briefly and comprehensively:

1. Identify the advantages of having the following amenities in your daily life. Ask an elderly
(either grandparents or neighbors) about their way of life when these were not available yet.

WAY OF LIFE WHEN THESE

ADVANTAGE IN YOUR AMENITIES WERE NOT
AMENITIES PURPOSE
DAILY LIFE AVAILABLE YET
(interview with an elderly)

Since online classes are

Even now, their lives
The primary function of still offered in light of
without the internet are
the Internet is to the current
mostly unchanged. The
facilitate efficient circumstances, the
vast majority of our
information exchange internet has been
a. Internet grandparents dislike
and computer-mediated incredibly helpful in my
using cellphones, which
communication on a life. Thus, without the
makes them
worldwide scale. Even internet, I am unable to
uninterested in the
those who live in the attend any of my
internet as well. Unlike
two polar opposite ends lessons. It is also my
with electricity, it has
primary source of
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of the planet are knowledge and little of an effect on

interconnected by it. amusement, particularly them.
when I have nothing to
do at home or am alone
myself.

In the Philippines,
electricity was fairly
common, but only those
In our daily lives,
with the financial means
electricity serves a
As summer approaches, could own one. In order
variety of purposes. It is
electricity plays a to have light even at
utilized for residential
significant role in night, some people
purposes such as
enabling our electric solely utilize "lampara"
operating fans, electric
fans and air conditioners or other types of light
stoves, air conditioning,
to function, particularly sources. With this,
b. Electricity and lighting up rooms.
in this oppressive heat. people who have access
Furthermore, it
Electricity also makes it to electricity live more
contributes to
easier for me to get comfortably than they
entertainment,
through my day did previously. While
healthcare, engineering,
comfortably and individuals who cannot
transport, and
hassle-free. afford electricity or live
communication, among
in areas without
many other fields.
electricity still continue
to live their lives as they
did before.

These current devices' Prior to the invention of

Gadgets like
primary function is to these devices, all they
smartphones and
facilitate ever did was perform
computers are crucial to
communication, housework whenever
me because I'm a social
entertainment, and they got home from
butterfly. For me and
c. Gadgets such information school, which made
everyone else, they
as cellphone & dissemination. Modern them adept at it even as
serve as the primary
laptops technology is the only they grew older. In
means of engagement
thing that makes these addition, they were
and communication.
things feasible. As a instructed by their
Technology also enables
result of how well they parents to take a "siesta"
us to receive information
have handled loneliness and refrain from playing
instantly, but analysis of
and boredom in our outside.
that information is
daily lives, they have
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come to be crucial because there is a

indispensable. lot of bogus news.

They still live their lives

without a television,
The primary uses of
much like they did
television are to convey
TV is significant to me before they began using
visual images and sound
because it brings my gadgets. But when
that are replicated on
family closer. After television was initially
screens and to
dinner, we watch introduced in the
broadcast
entertainment and Philippines, only wealthy
d. Television entertainment,
news. In addition, since people could afford to
information, and
our television is a smart acquire and use one.
educational
TV, I can now listen to Also, individuals who
programming. It is
music through Spotify on lack the means to do so
prevalent in plenty of
it. can only watch TV if
homes, businesses, and
their neighbor owns one
establishments.
and permits them to do
so.

All forms of They used to walk even

transportation are As I live far away from if it was a considerable
designed to move my school, I value all distance between
people from one place forms of transportation. locations back when
to another. Logistics also Even if they either lead there were no forms of
e. Tricycle or any
entails transporting me to arrive at school transportation. They also
mode of
things to various early or slightly late, I admitted that they had
transportation
communities, towns, still consider them to be previously utilized the
states, and countries, a lifesaver because I "daruhan or kalasangan"
enabling individuals couldn't attend class as a shortcut because it
there to engage in without them. was the fastest route to
commerce and trade. their destination.

2. Can you sense an uncomfortable life from an elderly that you interviewed when these
amenities were not available yet? Do you see them as having an unhappy life before? Discuss
your answer.
- The folks I spoke with did not feel unhappy with their lives earlier since, in their
opinion, gadgets in particular do not make people happy. They are rather content to
be able to play outside with their dear friends and to enjoy satisfying meals three
times a day.

3. Identify in what way do these amenities (a to e) have helped and destroyed the environment
and society. 9
…HELP DONE TO
AMENITIES
ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
Now that we have access to
the internet, we can do
information searches without
having to wait until the
evening when the majority of
news programs are streamed
live. We can also kill our
a. Internet boredom by using the
internet to access games that
are only available online. It
also facilitates our ability to
communicate online because
using messenger requires an
internet connection in order
to send messages.
We may now conduct our
daily activities at any time
thanks to electricity. Before,
since people can't see or
function well, life would stop
b. Electricity
at the exact minute the sun
set. Yet, thanks to the
development of electricity,
we can now work into the
night.
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…DESCTRUCTION DONE TO
ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
With the advent of the
internet, many negative
things have begun to occur.
Those with poor levels of
digital literacy are particularly
vulnerable to misinformation
because they are unable to
assess and interpret the data
they encounter online. In
addition, phishing and other
social engineering attacks are
gradually becoming more
common and steal the
victim's data, including credit
card numbers and login
information.
Together with its beneficial
advantages, electricity also
has unfavorable
repercussions on society and
the environment. Since it is
practically impossible to
create, transport, or use
energy without having a
substantial environmental
impact, energy and
environmental concerns are
intimately intertwined. Air
pollution, climate change,
water pollution, thermal
pollution, and solid waste
disposal are some of the
environmental issues directly

Devices like smartphones and
laptops are crucial in every
way during the pandemic.
Since we can't all go out and
meet in person, we can use
c. Gadgets such as cellphone our phones to check on our
& laptops families who live far away. In
addition, the students use
these devices when taking
classes online. It makes it
easier for us to return to
school in the new normal.
News channels use our
televisions as a platform to
spread essential and accurate
news around the nation.
Televisions assist us, as
average citizens, in becoming
knowledgeable and aware of
d. Television
all the current concerns
affecting our country. Hence,
without televisions, none of
us would be aware of the
urgent problems facing our
nation and their urgent need
for a solution.
In present society, all forms of
transportation play a damage
significant role. They
contribute to the success of
e. Tricycle or any mode of our economy by assisting
transportation employees in reaching their
workplaces, students in
reaching their schools, and
everyone else in reaching
their destinations. In fact, not
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linked to the production and
consumption of energy.
The most pervasive damage
caused by devices is that
modern kids are more
addicted to playing online
games than they were in the
past. Since they spend their
entire day lying down in front
of their devices, this makes
them unhealthy. They are too
preoccupied with their
gadgets to even play street
games for proper exercise.
The majority of people are
dependent on watching
television dramas, which
causes them to forget what
they need to do. Sometimes it
leads to conflict amongst
family members since one
cannot watch a movie while
the other is still viewing.
All these vehicles cause
by releasing
greenhouse gasses that fuel
climate change. Although
nitrous oxide and methane
are also created by
automobiles, carbon dioxide
(CO2) is the principal
greenhouse gas they release.
Yet the terrible effects of
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all heroes wear capes climate change are

because our taxi drivers,
tricycle drivers, jeepney
drivers, and all other drivers
transport passengers inside of
their own vehicles.
accelerated or made worse by
the world's growing vehicle
population.

PRESENTATION
Note: Lower the volume of your laptop or cellphone as you start the video.

A. Watch the video on the thoughts of Martin Heidegger “Martin Heidegger: The Question
Concerning Technology Presentation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuTSzXKgIA

B. Watch the animated creation entitled “MAN”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU

C. Watch the Film: Akiro Kurosawa’s Dreams “Village of the Watermills”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK4mtPQ_THM

PRACTICE
Answer the following questions. For open-ended questions, answer briefly and
comprehensively (maximum of 5 sentences only).
A. “Martin Heidegger: The Question Concerning Technology Presentation”
1. Who is Martin Heidegger? Is he against science and technology? Support your answer.
- German philosopher Martin Heidegger wrote The Question Concerning Technology, which
explores the fundamental nature of technology. Technology is an instrument, or means to an
end, and human activity, or anthropological activity. Heidegger, however, feels that this
assertion is insufficient. Well, he concedes that the phrase is technically accurate, but it falls
short of accurately defining what technology actually is. We need to have a free relationship
with technology in order to truly understand it. He also said that rather than viewing
technology as a set of tools or assistance, we should look for the true nature of it. This does
not imply that he opposes science and technology, but rather that he wants to focus on
Being. His contribution to philosophy is to rediscover what other philosophers had lost about
the true nature of Being.

The thoughts of Martin Heidegger.

2. What is technology for us now?
a. means to an end also known as instrumental
b. human activity also known as anthropological
4. So that man will understand technology fully there is a need to have free relationship
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5. Man thinks of technology as Instrumentums (tools/aids) instead man should seek technology’s
essence
The metaphysics of technology (Metaphysics - reason for existence such as the cause and effect)
6. When there is instrumentality there is also causality
7. Aristotle’s metaphysics of CAUSALITY (The four CAUSES)
a. “material/matter” (silver) causa materialis
b. “logos/form”) (chalice curve form) causa formalis
c. “the process” (the silversmith) causa efficiens
d. “final effect” “ (final reason why it is made “the sacrificial reign”) causa finalis
8. Unconcealment (bringing forth from nothing) is equals to aletheia
9. Technology is a mode of revealing
10. Heidegger describes modern technology as too revealing____TOO REVEALING
11. How is technology revealing?
a. When it encompasses poiesis and techne it can reveal to us
12. Technology’s essence is that it reveals to us the aletheia but modern technology
a. goes beyond causality it even changed the pattern revealing something quite different and
radically new
b. the revealing that rules is challenging which puts to nature the unreasonable demand that it
supplies energy that can be extracted and can be stored
c. before, man brings forth but now man challenges forth
d. (man uses and manipulates resources nature gives to us to manufacture, to create or to
reveal… technology that is man-made)
e. man-made technology that satisfies humans without hurting nature windmill
f. examples that man is challenging resources when he mines coal, or when he cultivates his
farms’ soil_,agriculture,
g. in challenging resources man expects maximum yield at minimum expense
h. when man does not use energy, he store energy
i. with this “challenging” that happens the energy that is
CONCEALED 🡪 UNLOCKED 🡪TRANSFORMED 🡪 STORED UP 🡪 DISTRIBUTED 🡪 SWITCHED
into something new
j. revealing does not come to an end; when man enframes he reveals
k. man challenge and see things as a standing reserve because man is constantly enframing
everything around him
l. when man enframes he unconceal the standing reserve this is because man is very narcissistic
m. instead of allowing nature as to give (es gibt) and reveal on its own term bringing forth, man
enframe and takes its resources for granted and appropriate nature as standing reserve (man’s
view of river, cow, workers)
n. the essence of modern technology is enframing
i. this essence of modern technology lead man to think that the entire world is a
standing reserve
ii. enframing leads to DANGER

Give the meaning of the following words

13. bestand - STANDING RESERVE
14. gestell - ENFRAMING
(the gathering together of that setting-upon which sets upon man, i.e. challenges him forth, to reveal
the real, in the mode of ordering, as standing reserve)
15. poiesis - revealing or “bringing forth”
16. techne - skill (technique)SKILL
17.
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B. “Man”
18. Do you agree on how man is being portrayed in the video? Explain your answer.
- Yes, I completely agree with how they depict man in the film given how people are becoming
so greedy with their inventions and creations, which aren't always good to us and might
harm the environment. The Sierra Madre mountain range is currently a pressing issue in the
Philippines, where there is a proposal to build the Kaliwa Dam in the abovementioned
mountain range. Even the environment department, which is supposed to be protecting the
environment, has issued an environmental compliance certificate that permits the
contentious Kaliwa Dam project. It is extremely horrible how individuals, especially those in
power, can become so greedy for money that they will agree to ruin the Sierra Madre
mountain range, which has been defending the region from storms for thousands of years.

19. Is the scenario showed in the video possible to happen? Discuss your answer.
- It is highly likely to occur, particularly given that most people have lost their sense of
morality. They don't consider potential long-term consequences; they simply consider the
money they can make from it. Killing animals, selling endangered or extinct creatures,
dumping plastics around, polluting the seas, and many other things. These are some of the
things that individuals are doing right now without giving future generations a second
thought.

C. “Village of the watermills”

20. Describe the life and the lifestyle of the people in the village.
- The people in the village have straightforward but content lives. They lack the newest
technology and even have no lighting because they rely on candles and linseed oil instead.
These individuals don't engulf themselves in things they believe go beyond their basic needs.
They also honor the memory of the deceased because they believe that, considering how
difficult life can be at times, working hard and living a long life are accomplishments for
which one should be grateful.

21. If you are given the chance to choose which practices of the villagers do you want to live with?
- I wish to adopt the way of thinking and way of living of the locals. Even though it is peaceful
and unpretentious, the greenery and flowers that surround the village give you a sense of
anticipation as you rise up in the morning. I really like how the elderly man mentioned that it
is good to be alive and that it is not true what other people say about life being difficult. It's
thrilling. And I absolutely agree with it. Living and waking up each day wondering what the
day holds for you is perfect.