HUMAN

FLOURISHING
What is happiness?
In psychology, happiness is a mental or
emotional state of well-being which can be
defined by, among others, positive or pleasant
emotions ranging from contentment to intense
joy.
Behaviorist, happiness is a cocktail of emotions
we experience when we do something good or
positive.
Neurologist, happiness is the experience of a
flood of hormones released in the brain as a
reward fo behavior that prolongs survival.
◦ In hedonistic view of well-being is that happiness is
polar opposite of suffering; the presence of
happiness indicates the absence of pain.

◦ Eudaimonia, a combined Greek words of “good”

and “spirit” to describe the ideology.
It defines happiness as the pursuit of becoming a
better person.
Eudaimonia
◦“good spirited”
◦It is coined by Aristotle
◦Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans.
◦“human flourishing”
Nicomachean Ethics
- human flourishing arises from the results of
different components :

◦ Phronesis
◦ Friendship
◦ Wealth
◦ Power
Science, Technology and Human Flourishing
◦ Every discovery, innovation and success contributes
to our pool of human knowledge
◦ Human’s perpetual need to locate himself in the
world by finding proofs to trace it’s origin/evolution.
◦ Elicits our idea of self-importance
◦ Technology is a human activity we excel in as a
result of achieving science. (Heidegger)
◦ Good is inherently related to the truth.
Science as Methods and Results

◦Science deals with objectivity brought upon by a

rigid method

◦Claim to reason and empiricism

Steps in Scientific Method
1. Observe
2. Determine the Problem
3. Formulate hypothesis
4. Conduct experiment
5. Gather and analyze
6. Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation