Human Flourishing

Name: Salvaloza, Rocel T.
Course/Year/Section: BSED – FILIPINO – 2C

Topic: Chapter 2: Lesson 1: Human Flourishing
Instructor: Mr. Kier L. Ecle
 Eudaimonia (good spirited), is a term coined by Aristotle to describe the pinnacle of

happiness that is attainable by humans.
 This has often been translated into “’human flourishing” in literature, arguably
likening humans to flowers achieving their full bloom.
 In Nicomachean Ethics, human flourishing is a result different components such
as phronesis, friendship, wealth, and power.
 Acquiring these qualities will bring the seekers happiness, which in effect allows
them to partake in the greater notion of what we call the Good.
 As time changes, elements that comprise human flourishing changed.

 People found means to live more comfortably, explore more places, develop more
products, and make more money.
 Human of today are expected to become “man of the world.”
 Supposed to situate himself in a global neighbourhood, 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 passe; coordination is the new
trend.
 Eastern vs Western conception regarding society and human flourishing.
Eastern Conception
 Focus is community-centric
 Individual should sacrifice himself for the sake of society
 Chinese Confucian System
 Japanese Bushido
 Encourage studies of literature, sciences and art for a greater cause
Western Conception
 More focused on the individual
 Human flourishing as an end
 Aristotelian view
 Aims for eudaimonia as the ultimate good
 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 evolution.
 Elicits our idea of self-importance.
 Technology is a human activity we excel in as result of achieving science. -
Heidegger
 Good is inherently related to the truth.
 Science as Methods and Results
 Science stems from objectivity brought upon by a rigid method whose
character absolves it from any accusation of prejudice.
 Its sole claim to reason and empiricism.
 General idea of how to do science:
 Observe
 Determine the problem
 Formulate hypothesis
 Conduct experiment
 Gather and analyse
 Formulate conclusion and provide recommendation
 Verification Theory
 Distinguishes philosophy and science.
 The idea proposes that a discipline is science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted.
 The theory gives premium to empiricism and only takes into account those
results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable.
 Vienna Circle, a group of scholars who believed that only those which can be
observed should be regarded as meaningful and 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 should accept the said
ideology.
 Allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected by the verification theory.
 Encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can
stand the test of falsification.
 Karl Popper is the known proponent of this view.
 Aim at the production of new, falsifiable predictions.
 Scientific practice is characterized by its continual effort to test theories
against experience and make revisions based on the outcomes of these tests.
 There is no known rule as to the number of instance that a theory is rejected
or falsified in order for it to be set aside
 There is no assurance that observable event or “evidences” are indeed
manifestations of a certain concept or “theories.”
Questions:
1. Aristotle’s human flourishing arises as a result of different components, except:
a. Power
b. Phronesis
c. Family
d. Friendship
2. Eudamonia is a greek word coined by a Greek Philosopher.
a. Aristotle
b. Plato
c. Hippocrates
d. Galen
3. ___________ is a human activity that we excel in as a result of achieving science.
a. Experiment
b. Science
c. Theoryd
d. Technology
4. This theory proposes that a discipline is science if it can be confirmed or interpreted in
the event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted.
a. Falsification theory
b. Verification theory
c. Falsifiable theory
d. Marx’s theory
5. Who was the known proponent of falsification theory?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Marx
c. Paul Thagard
d. Karl Popper
6. Liam embrace happiness as the pursuit of becoming a better person.
a. Happiness as define by psychology
b. Happiness as define by eudaimonia
c. Happiness as define by neurologists
d. Happiness as define by behaviourists
7. Ana conclude that Ronnie likes her because of his good treatment to her but upon
knowing that Ronnie is naturally good to everyone, she was crushed. In Verification
Theory, what do you think will she do afterwards?
a. She vowed to herself that she would not talk to Ronnie ever again.
b. She vowed to herself that she will never assume again.
c. She vowed to herself that she would never have a boyfriend.
d. She vowed to herself that she would not conclude directly to anyone’s action.
8. James is a type of person that would sacrifice himself for the sake of society.
a. Northern Conception
b. Eastern Conception
c. Western Conception
d. Southern Conception
9. People found means to live more comfortably, explore more places, develop more
product and made more money.
a. Human flourishing in the present society
b. Human flourishing during the Ancient Greece Society
c. Human flourishing in Chinese Confucian System
d. Human flourishing in Greek Aristotelian View
10. Why is there a need to formulate hypothesis in doing science?
a. To determine if there are unexplained occurrence unfolding
b. To see how independent ones affect dependent ones
c. Identify factors involved
d. To reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis for the study
Answers:
b. Family
a. Aristotle
d. Technology
b. Verification theory
d. Karl Popper
b. Happiness as define by eudaimonia
b. She vowed to herself that she will never assume again.
b. Eastern Conception
a. Human flourishing in the present society
d. To reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis for the
study

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Name: Salvaloza, Rocel T.

Course/Year/Section: BSED – FILIPINO – 2C

 Eudaimonia (good spirited), is a term coined by Aristotle to describe the pinnacle of

 As time changes, elements that comprise human flourishing changed.

 Eastern vs Western conception regarding society and human flourishing.

 Science, Technology and Human Flourishing

 General idea of how to do science:

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