STS Flashcards

(63 cards)

1
Q

is a state where people experience positive psychological and
positive social functioning, most of the time ―living‖ within an optimal range of human
functioning’’.

A

Flourishing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

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.

A

psychology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

happiness is a cocktail of
emotions we experience when we do something good or positive.

A

behaviorists,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones
released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival.

A

Neurologists

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

happiness is the polar opposite of distress; the presence of
happiness indicates the absence of pain.

A

hedonistic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

According to _, a famous Greek philosopher,
there is an end of all actions that we perform which we
desire for it.

A

ARISTOTLE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

According to Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher,
there is an end of all actions that we perform which we
desire for it.

A

―eudaimonia‖,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

property of one’s life when we
considered as a whole.

A

Eudaimonia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

the highest good
of human endeavors and that toward which all actions
aim. It is a success as a human being.

A

Flourishing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

defined as an effort to achieve self-actualization and
fulfillment within the context of a larger community of individuals, each with the right
to pursue his or her own efforts.

A

Human flourishing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

is moral growth
and vice-versa

A

Self-actualization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Human flourishing arises as a result of different components such as

A

phronesis, friendship, wealth and power.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

is the reward of the
virtues and values; it occurs when a person is concurrently doing what he ought to
do and doing what he wants to do.

A

Human Flourishing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

is the goal and reward of human
flourishing.

A

Happiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

requires nourishment, exercise and rest.

A

Physical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

we have wants, desire, urges and reactions. We all have emotional
need and wants.

A

Emotional

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

we must live and function in the society where we belong.

A

Social being

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

we are creative, expressive knowledge-seeking and able to obey
reason.

A

Rational being

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

innate personal values or rights which demands
respect for all people, regardless of race, social class, wealth etc.

A

Dignity of the human person -

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

sacrificing self-interest to provide for the basic human needs
of everyone makes the whole community flourish.

A

Common good

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

when decisions are made by first considering
the poor.

A

Preferential option for the poor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

when all those affected by a decision are involved in making it.

A

Subsidiarity -

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

the Earth’s resources serve every person’s
needs, regardless of who “owns” them.

A

Universal purpose of goods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

duty to care for the Earth as a (God-given) gift is a
personal responsibility for the common good.

A

Stewardship of creation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
everyone has the duty to respect and collaborate in personal relationships, and at national and global levels.
Promotion of peace
26
everyone has the right and the duty to take part in the life of a society (economic, political, cultural, religious)
Participation -
27
recognition that we are all interconnected part of one human family.
Global solidarity
28
is an active, persistent, and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge, of the grounds that support that knowledge, and the further conclusions to which that knowledge leads. Reflective thinking involves ―consideration of the larger context, the meaning, and the implications of an experience or action.
Reflective thinking
29
a well-known German philosopher, examined the two usual definitions of technology; means to an end and a human activity, because he believed that this kind of confusing and there are questions to it that we easily overlook.
Martin Heidegger
30
is a kind that thinks the truth of being, that belongs to being and listens to it.
Meditative thinking
31
an organized way that helps scientists (or anyone) answers a question or begin to solve a problem. It is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.
Scientific Method
32
A discipline is a science if it can be confirmed or interpreted in the event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted. It takes into account those results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable.
Verification Theory
33
believed that only those which can be observed should be regarded as meaningful and reject those which cannot be directly accessed as meaningless.
A group of scholars, the Vienna Circle
34
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. But allowed emergence of theories otherwise rejected by the verification theory. It also encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can stand the test of falsification.
Falsification Theory
35
the task of understanding the things in the world runs parallel with the job of truly getting into what will make the soul flourish.
Plato,
36
gave a definitive distinction between the theoretical and practical sciences.
Aristotle
37
one must find the truth about what the good is before one can even try to locate that which is good.
Aristotle
38
declared the Greatest Happiness Principle by saying that an action is right as far as it maximizes the attainment of happiness for the greatest number of people.
In the 18th century, John Stuart Mill
39
First Materialists
atomists in Ancient Greece. Democritus and Leucippus
40
the World is made up of and is controlled by the tiny indivisible units in the world called “Atomos” or seeds. For Democritus and his disciples, the world including human beings, is made up of matter. Atomos simply comes together randomly to form the things in the World. In terms of Human Flourishing, matter is what makes us attain happiness. We see this at work with most people who are clinging on to material wealth as the primary source of the meaning of their existence.
Materialism
41
that to generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic. The original term, “apatheia”, precisely means to be indifferent. for the Stoics, happiness
Stoicism
41
see the end goal of life in acquiring pleasure. Pleasure has always been the priority of Hedonists. For them, life is about obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited. The mantra of this school of thought is the famous, “Eat, Drink and be Merry for Tomorrow We Die.” Led by Epicurus, this school of thought also does not buy any notion of afterlife just like the materialists.
Hedonism
42
Most people find the meaning of their lives using God as a fulcrum of their existence. The Philippines, as a predominantly Catholic country, is witness to how people base their life goals on beliefs that hinged on some form of supernatural reality called Heaven. The ultimate basis of happiness for this is the Communion with God. The world where we are in is only just temporary reality where we have to manoeuvre around while waiting for the ultimate return to the hands of God.
Theism
43
the freedom of man to carve his own destiny and to legislate his own laws, free from the shackles of a God that monitors and controls.
Humanism
44
TECHNOLOGY came from the Greek words
“techne” and “logos”
45
Television  According to Kantar Media
Philippines 92 percent of urban homes and 70 percent of rural homes own at least one television set.
46
Households with TV set reached
15.135M (Noda, 2012)
47
Ultimate medium for advertisement placements
TV
48
In the late 1800s, he was a successful in his attempt to send images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk (Nipkow disk) this invention was then called “electric telescope” that had 18 lines of resolution.
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
49
An English Scientist and Russian scientist, created a new system of television by using the cathode ray tube in addition to the mechanical scanner system. This success story gave rise to two type of television systems, namely, mechanical and electronic television.
Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton and Boris Rosing
50
out of Filipinos cannot live without a mobile phone (Ipsos Media Atlas Philippines Nationwide Urban 2011 2012)  Almost ___ percent of the Philippines urban population nationwide said that mobile phones are necessities (Roa, 2012).
1,3,30
51
Mobile phone used by Martin Cooper, senior engineer at Motorola, made the world‟s first mobile phone call. He called their rival telecommunication company and properly informed them that he was making the call from a mobile phone. The following are the features of the mobile used by Cooper:
Weighed 1.1 kg Measured 228.6 x 127 x 44.4mm 30-minute talk time 10 hours to charge Motorola DynaTAC 8000x in 1983
52
an English and Mathematics professor designed the analytical engine in the 19th century. The British government has commissioned before a Difference Engine, a simpler calculating machine but Babbage was able to
Charles Babbage
53
Phone phone tablet desktop laptop tv
89 53 14 39 37 4
54
SUBSCRIPTION HOURS ACTIVE USERS
119 3.2 5.2 47m
55
is an actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving within its environment, to perform intended tasks.
ROBOT
56
is the ability to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention.
Autonomy
57
a robot that performs useful tasks for humans or equipment excluding industrial application.
Service Robot
58
robot used for a noncommercial task, usually by laypersons. For example: domestic servant robot, automated wheelchair, personal mobility assist robot, pet exercising robot.
Personal Service Robot
59
service robot for professional use. It is also used for a commercial task, usually operated by a properly trained operator. For example: cleaning robot for public places, delivery robot, firefighting robot, rehabilitation robot, surgery robot.
Professional Service Robot
60
He was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He formulated a rules and characteristics that define what a good robots is and was thinking of the ethical consequences of robots
Isaac Asimov
61
"Three Laws of Robotics"
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
62
Ethical Dilemma/s faced by Robotics
safety emotional component