Chapter 6 Flashcards
(43 cards)
Have the attributes of living organisms (plants, animals)
Human beings
Highest form of living organisms
Human
Human being as the “object of inquiry”
Martin Heidegger
Human being as the “object of inquiry”
Martin Heidegger
“being there”
Dasein
Focuses on mode of existence
Dasein
Highest desire/ambition of all human
Happiness
“Each man’s life has a purpose, its function is to attain that purpose” according to
Aristotle
“Each man’s life has a purpose, its function is to attain that purpose” according to
Aristotle
“State of having good indwelling spirit”
Eudaimonia
Means “good” in eudaimonia
EU
Means “spirit” in eudaimonia
Daemon
Complete life at the core of ethical concern
Eudaimonia
Contradicted metaphysical philosophers
Epicurus
Balance and Temperature were what created space of happiness
Epicurus
Agrees with claims pleasure is the norm of morality
Epicurus
Happiness is an “ideal state of laziness” according to
Friedrich Nietzsche
Technology as the “means to an end” according to
Aristotelianism
(ARISTOTELIANISM) Technology is primarily concerned with the
Product
Technology is good/bad based on its use
Aristotelianism
Technology has become a
way of life
Technological processes has a COST, creates mor PROBLEMS, and its DAMAGING EFFECTS
Technological pessimism (ELLUL)
Supported by _______ people
technordinary
Technology can alleviate all problems, PROVIDE SOLUTIONS to future problems
Technological optimism