HUMAN FLOURISHING

MR. PETER PAUL R. PERUDA, LPT

EUDAIMONIA

• Literally “good spirited”

• Coined by renowned Greek
philosopher Aristotle, to describe the
pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans.
• In literature, arguably likening
humans to flowers achieving their
full bloom
Components of Human Flourishing

As discussed in Nichomachean Ethics

1. Phronesis
2. Friendship
3. Wealth
4. Power

In ancient Greek society, acquiring

theses qualities will surely bring the
seekers happiness.
As times change…..

• Elements that comprise human flourishing

changed
• People found means to live more comfortably
• Explore more places, develop more products, and
make more money, and then repeating the
process in full cycle.
In the beginning….

• Early people relied

on simple machines
to make hunting
and gathering
easier
Because of this….

• This development allowed them

to make grander and more
sophisticated machines
• That led to space explorations,
medicine innovations, and
ventures of life after death
Concept of Human Flourishing Today..

• Proves to be different from what Aristotle originally

perceived
• Humans today are expected to become a “man of the
world”
• Man are supposed to situate himself in a global
neighborhood, working side by side among institutions
and
• the government to be able to reach a common goal
• Competition as a means of survival has become pass;
COORDINATION is the new trend
Eastern and Western Conception regarding
society and Human Flourishing

• There is a discrepancy between western and eastern

• Western civilization tends to become more focused on the
individual
• Eastern civilization are more community-centric
• Human Flourishing as an end then is primarily more of a concern
for western civilizations over eastern one
• In east, community takes the highest regard that the individual
should sacrifice himself for the sake of the society.
The Greek Aristotelian view…

• Aims for eudaimonia as the ultimate good

• There is no indication whatsoever that Aristotle entailed it
instrumental to achieve some other goals.
• Perhaps, a person who has achieved such state would want to
serve the community
• That is brought upon by values rather than the belief
• Recognized it as a higher entity worthy of service
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN
FLOURISHING
• Contributions of science and technology have been laid down
thoroughly
• Every discovery, innovation, and success contributes to our pool of
human knowledge
• Human flourishing is deeply intertwined with goal setting relevant
to science and technology
• Technology is a human activity that we excel in a result of
achieving science
• The end goal of the two are related, in that the good is inherently
related to the truth.
SCIENCE AS METHOD AND RESULTS

• Observe
• Determine the problem
• Formulate hypothesis
• Conduct experiment
• Gather and analyze
• Formulate conclusions and provide recommendation
VERIFICATION THEORY

• Earliest criterion that distinguishes

philosophy and science
• Idea proposes that a discipline is
science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an
hypothesis being accepted
• Results must be measurable and
experiments are repeatable
VIENNA CIRCLE

• The movement in the early 20th

century that espoused those ideas
• A group of scholars who believed
that only those which can be
observed should be regarded as
meaningful.
• Reject those which cannot be
directly accessed as meaningless
Falsification theory

• Asserts that as long as an

ideology is not proven to be false
and can best explain a
phenomenon over alternative
theories, we could accept the
said ideology
SCIENCE AS SOCIAL ENDEAVOR

• Alternative demarcation that explores the social

dimension of science and effectively, technology
• Sciences cease to belong solely to gown-wearing,
bespectacled scientists at laboratories.
• The new view generally benefits the society.
• Authored by several philosophers like Paul Thagard,
Imre Lakatos, Helen Longino, David Bloor, and Richard
Rorty
SCIENCE AND RESULTS

• People who do not understand science won over when

the discipline is able to produce results.
• Science is not the only discipline that can produce
results- religion, luck and human randomness are
some of its contemporaries in the field.
• It is be then concluded that science does not
monopolize the claim for definite results.
SCIENCE AS EDUCATION

• There is no such thing as singular scientific method,

offering instead a variety of procedures.
• Scientist do experiment with to get results and call them
science.
• Objectivity in reality and subscribing instead to
alternative idea called intersubjectivity.
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH

• Economists believe that growth is the primary

indicator of development.
• Technology has been a primary instrument in enabling
them to pursue said goal, utilizing resources,
machineries, and labor
• Growth presents an illusory notion of sustainability-
the world’s resources can only provide so much, it
cannot be expected to stretch out for everybody’s
consumption over a long period of time.
• Growth is not infinite
• Talks about the capacity of nature to accommodate us
• Suggesting that developed countries should not push forth
more growth but instead adopt “de-development” policies or
else, everybody loses.
• The rapid pace of technological growth allows no room for
nature to recuperate, resulting in exploitation and irreversible
damages to nature.
THANK YOU