OBJECTIVES

Identify different conceptions of human

flourishing:

Determine the development of the scientific

method and validity of science: and

Critic human flourishing vis-à-vis progress of

science and technology to be able to define for
themselves the meaning of a good life.
•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.

•To behaviorist, Happiness is a cocktail of emotions

we experience when we do something good or
positive.

•To neurologist, Happiness is the Experience of a

flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward
for behavior that prolongs survival.
 Is happiness is a
DESTINATION or a JOURNEY?
•The hedonistic view of well-being is that happiness is
the polar opposite of suffering: the presence of
happiness indicates the absence of pain. Because of
this hedonist believe that the purpose of life is to
maximize happiness, which minimizes misery.

•Eudaimonia, a term that combines the Greek words

for “GOOD” and “SPIRIT” to describe the ideology.
Eudaimonia defines happiness as the pursuit of
becoming a better person. Eudaemonists do this by
challenging themselves intellectually or by engaging in
activities that make them spiritually richer people.
 EUDAIMONIA
• “good spirited”
• Coined by Aristotle
• Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is
attainable by humans.
• “human flourishing”
•From Nicomachean ethics
(philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being.)

 Human flourishing arises as a result of different

components such as
Phronesis
Friendship
Wealth
Power
• In ancient Greek society, they believe that
acquiring these will surely bring the
seekers happiness, which in effects allows
them to partake in the greater notion of
what we call the Good.

• As times changes, elements that comprise

human flourishing changed.
• People found means to live more
comfortably, explore more places,
develop more products, and make more
money.
• Humans of today are expected to become
“man of the world”.
• Supposed to situate himself in a global
neighborhood, working side by side
among institutions and the government to
be able reach a common goal.
• Competition as means of survival has
become passé. Coordination is the new
trend.

• Eastern and Western conception regarding

society and human flourishing.
EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society.
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art
for a greater cause.
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric More on the individual
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art
for a greater cause.
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric More on the individual
Individuals should sacrifice Human flourishing as an end
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art
for a greater cause.
 EASTERN CONCEPTION WESTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric More on the individual
Individuals should sacrifice Human flourishing as an end
himself for the sake of Aristotelian view
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art
for a greater cause.
 EASTERN CONCEPTION
Focus is community-centric
Individuals should sacrifice
himself for the sake of
society
Chinese Confusion system
Japanese Bushido
Encourage studies of
literature, sciences, and art
for a greater cause.
WESTERN CONCEPTION
More 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 poofs to trace 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 Method and Result
 Science stems from objectivity
brought upon by a rigid method

 Claim to reason and empiricism

Defined: Series of steps to
collect information or solve
a problem
1.Observe
1.Observe
2.Determine the problem
1.Observe
2.Determine the problem
3.Formulate hypothesis
1.Observe
2.Determine the problem
3.Formulate hypothesis
4.Conduct experiment
1.Observe
2.Determine the problem
3.Formulate hypothesis
4.Conduct experiment
5.Gather and analyze
A discipline is science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an alternative
hypothesis being accepted.
A discipline is science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an alternative
hypothesis being accepted.

Premium on empiricism
 A discipline is science if it can be confirmed or
interpreted in the event of an alternative
hypothesis being accepted.

 Premium on empiricism

 Takes into account those result which are

measureable and experiments which are
repeatable.
  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.
As long as an ideology is no proven to be
false and can best explain a phenomenon over
alternative theories, we should accept the said
ideology.
As long as an ideology is no 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.
As long as an ideology is no 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.
Aim at the production of new, falsifiable
predictions.
Scientific practice is characterized by its continual
effort to test theories against experience and
make revision based on the outcomes of these
tests.
Presented by:
Rabe, Abel C. – BEED 1st Year
Canlas, Dennis – BSBA 1st Year
Bacali, Rose Ann – BSBA 1st Year
Calimag, Julie Norhaya – BSBA 1st Year
Cimagala, Marvin – BSED 1st Year