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CHAPTER III: Science, Technology, and Society and

the Human Condition
Answer the questions and Activities based on the topic discussed and understanding.

1. Is our reverence of science justified? Explain.

- I think it is justifiable that we revere to the study of science in order to know deeper
some phenomenon that exists. Our approach in studying facts and figures is credited
through the study of science, but we have to accept that there are something’s that we
cannot explain through Science. We humans are designed to believe in something
whether seen or unseen. This is where Faith comes in. In my point of view, things that
cannot be further explained through facts and figures just like how the universe ever
existed - even there were theories to back it up it still starts with something that was
created from nothing should be given up to something that is huge, something that is
infinite something that is powerful.
2. Were we successful so far in trying to tie down technology with what we
conceive as human flourishing?
- So far yes, we have been successful in developing Technology to serve human
flourishing. The notion of flourishing in this case is Labor-saving inventions to create
more leisure time for literature, science, and the arts
3. What do you think constitutes human flourishing?
- Human flourishing is characterized as an attempt to attain self-actualization and
fulfillment within the framework of a greater group of individuals, each with the right to
undertake these efforts on their own.
4. What would have happened to humankind if technology did not exist?
- Without the technology, the humankind would have not been as advanced as without
technology our daily life is incomplete now. For example, if we need to talk to someone
who is not near us we use mobile phone if they would have not existed we might have
not been able to contact to a person far away.
5. Do you agree with Martin Heidegger in his idea that technology should only be
seen as one of the approaches in perceiving truth?
- The idea presented by Martin Heidegger that technology should only be one of the
approaches in perceiving truth is not correct. The other possible approaches for
perceiving the truth is having a knowledge about our existence and the reason behind
our creation.
6. What are other possible approaches we should consider?
- From the 'we' perspective there is only one approach- perceiving the truth cannot be
made outside of the truth because the truth is not an object that can be found by the
mind in the conceptual world, and used to one's advantage. You can only know the truth
by giving up the ego and becoming the truth that knows itself as that which is, and
cannot not be. However, from the perspective of the truth, there is no 'we' and the truth.
All there is, is the truth only.
7. Have you ever measured using science, the truth and the good?
- The aim of science is to build true and accurate knowledge about how the world
works. The word "truth" is sometimes used to refer to spiritual truths or other topics that
science cannot investigate. To be interested in scientific truth, one doesn't have to reject
other sources of meaning.
8. What is Falsification Theory?
- Falsifiability is the assertion that for any hypothesis to have credence, it must be
inherently disprovable before it can become accepted as a scientific hypothesis or
theory.
9. What it is like to have technology in before a common era?
- Technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques and is one of the
categories of world history. Technology can refer to methods ranging from as simple as
stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and information technology that has
emerged since the 1980s. The term technology comes from the Greek word techne,
meaning art and craft, and the word logos, meaning word and speech. It was first used
to describe applied arts, but it is now used to describe advancements and changes
which affect the environment around us
10. Is technology really matters to you?

- Technology is important because it makes you feel more secure with every area in life
for both personal and business reasons. With technology advancing more people are
able to have access to supplies such as fresh water and food because technology can
help deliver those items to people that otherwise couldn't get it.
Do the Activities below.
1. State a brief history or discovery that brought about the invention or discovery of the
things stated below. State their contributions in our scientific development.
a. Gravity - The legend is that Newton discovered Gravity when he saw a falling apple
while thinking about the forces of nature. Whatever really happened, Newton realized
that some force must be acting on falling objects like apples because otherwise they
would not start moving from rest.
b. Telescope - In 1608, Lippershey laid claim to a device that could magnify objects
three times. His telescope had a concave eyepiece aligned with a convex objective
lens. One story goes that he got the idea for his design after observing two children in
his shop holding up two lenses that made a distant weather vane appear close.
c. Processed Food - It was in 1809 when Nicolas Appert invented the technique of
hermetic bottling. This was used to preserve food for French troops and contributed to
future processing and preservation techniques such as tinning and canning. These were
invented only a year later by Peter Durand.
d. Microscope - In the late 16th century several Dutch lens makers designed devices
that magnified objects, but in 1609 Galileo Galilei perfected the first device known as a
microscope. Dutch spectacle makers Zaccharias Janssen and Hans Lipperhey are
noted as the first men to develop the concept of the compound microscope
e. Radio - In 1895, a young Italian named Gugliemo Marconi invented what he called
"the wireless telegraph" while experimenting in his parents' attic. He used radio waves
to transmit Morse code and the instrument he used became known as the radio.
f. Benzene Ring - Benzene was first discovered by the English scientist Michael
Faraday in 1825 in illuminating gas. In 1834 German chemist Eilhardt Mitscherlich
heated benzoic acid with lime and produced benzene. In 1845 German chemist A.W.
von Hofmann isolated benzene from coal tar.
g. Large Hadron Collider - The most significant discovery to come from the LHC so far
is the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012. The announcement was made at
CERN and captivated a worldwide audience.
h. Guns - The first primitive guns were probably bamboo tubes, fragile and ineffective
firearms used in futile attempts to stop the Mongol invaders. Europeans obtained
gunpowder in the thirteenth century. A formula for making it was discovered in writings
dating from the year 1249 and attributed to Roger Bacon (1220-1292).
i. Internet - The first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the
creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. Originally
funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, ARPANET used packet switching to allow
multiple computers to communicate on a single network.
j. Cell phones - Martin Cooper, the engineer from Motorola, developed the first hand-
held phone that could connect over Bell's AMPS. Motorola launched the DynaTAC in
1984. It weighed over a kilogram and was affectionately known as The Brick, but it
quickly became a must-have accessory for wealthy financiers and entrepreneurs.

2. Brainstorming. Try to determine the possible alternatives to growth and development.

List down several ways to promote sustainable living and start a mini-campaign
advocating the method of your choice.

Sustainability is a not a choice but a necessity.

Here is a list we can do to promote sustainable living:
Grow your own garden -this campaign it is not always for people to be Plantito or
Plantita. I believe that one house must have either a succulent or any plant. This will
help in purifying the air you breathe. Minimize using of single-used Plastics -I've done
my personal research regarding this topic last semester in Filipino Essay. Though 7 out
of 10 Filipinos are in favor of banning single-use plastic, we still ranked number 4 in the
world's most plastic consumer. I believe that the implementation of the government is
the problem. They focus more on public community rather than to those companies who
still promotes using single use plastic in their products. Thus, the effects of this will be
burden in the start, specifically to the poorest countrymen who always buy Tinge. But in
the long run, it will give a whole nation a fresh new start of minimizing plastic that will
prevent flood and global warming.
Conserving energy - this will help us financially and environmentally. It will help us in
reducing our utility bills. It doesn't require an upfront investment, rather it just require
you to find if there is a faulty wiring, leaking pipes or faucets, and also checking old
appliances. Simple turning off light or unplugging appliances when not in use would be
a great help.
3. Create a comic . Try to imagine the world without technology, How do you think your
day-to-day life would be like? Do this by illustrating a scenario where a certain
technological innovation does not exist