The Good Life (Module)

Naga College Foundation, Inc.
College of Arts and Sciences
Name: Jessa R. Romero Course/ Year: Bsed fil 1 A/1styr
Subject GEC 7: Science, Technology and Society
Title Learning Module 3: STS and the Human Condition
Introduction
This module will help you develop deep and rich understanding of the role of S&T in
the development of human condition. It will tackle the relationship between S&T and
the attainment of happiness of human person and how humans define a good life.
Learning Outcomes At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
1. Analyzed the human condition in order to deeply reflect and express

philosophical ramifications that are meaningful to the student as part of society
2. Critiqued human flourishing vis-à-vis the progress of science and technology

so that the student can define himself/herself the meaning of the good life
3. Examined human rights in order to uphold such rights in technological ethical

dilemmas
4. Evaluated contemporary human experience in order to strengthen and

enlighten the human person functioning the society
Content Discussion and Learning Activities

Lesson 2: The Good Life
Let’s do this first. Answer the following questions.
1.Which do you prefer: Hedonism or Eudaimonia?
* Eudaimonia
2.How do you see yourself as a successful person in your chosen

profession?
* When I totured my cousin .I see myself to be a good teacher and also

a good listener to the student.
3.Which is more important: Thinking and truth or ability to make the

right judgement?
*for me thinking and truth are more important. Because truth clarifies us
so that we can think correctly.
Remember this!
Hedonism and Eudaimonia are two perspectives in attaining happiness, in

living a good life. Good life can mean living in luxury with few problems or
worries. It can also be characterized by happiness from living and doing well.
How ever you envision yourself, you are pursuing a good life marked by
happiness and excellence or eudaimonia (came from the Greek word eu
meaning “good” and daimon meaning “spirit”. Your goal is a flourishing life
filled with meaningful endeavors that empowers you to be the best version
of yourself.
Nichomacean Ethics 2:2
“All human activities aim at some good/ Every art and human inquiry, and similarly every
action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has been
righly declared as that which all things aim. “ – Aristotle
Aristotle’s view of good life

▪ The activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.
▪ He believed that good for humans is the maximum realization of what was unique
to humans – reason.
▪ The good for humans was to reason well.
▪ The task of reason was to teach humans how to act virtuously, and exercise
faculties in accordance with virtue -- a behavior showing high moral standards.
Nichomacean Ethics 2:1
“Virtue, then, being of two kinds, intellectual and moral, intellectual virtue in main owes its
birth and growth in teaching (for its reason it requires experience and time). While moral
virtue comes about as a result of habit.
The Virtue/s
Intellectual virtue Moral Virtue
Theoretical wisdom (thinking and Controlled by practical wisdom
truth) (ability to make right judgement)
Practical wisdom Can be learned
Experience and time are Owed its development to how
necessary requirements for the one nurtured it as habit.
development of intellectual
virtue.
Happiness to Aristotle
“Happiness depends on ourselves”

Happiness is the central purpose of human life and a goal in itself. It is
dependent on the cultivation of virtue.
A genuinely happy life required the fullflment of a broad range of conditions, including physical
as well as mental well-being.
Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence
Happiness is a final end or goal that encompasses the totality of one’s life. It is not something
that can be gained or lost in a few hours, like pleasurable sensations.
It is more like the ultimate value of your life as lived up to this moment, measuring how well
you have lived up to your full potential as a human being.
Science and Technology and Good Life
S&T is also the movement towards good life.

S&T are one of the highest expressions of human faculties.
S&T allow us to thrive and flourish if we desire it.
S&T may corrupt a person.
S&T with virtue can help an individual to be out pf danger.
Self-Assessment Questions
1. In your own opinion, what constitutes a good life?

*First, accepting ourselves. Second, be content with what we have. And most of all love the people around us
and do not plant any anger. So that our lives will be peaceful in the world
2. What does Aristotle say about the good life? Does it still stand in the contemporary world?
▪ The task of reason was to teach humans how to act virtuously, and exercise faculties in accordance with
virtue – a behavior showing high moral standards.
 Yes
3. How is the progress in science and technology a movement towards the good life?
* Progress of Science and Technology leads us to good life because it allows us to have the following:
*Easy Access to Information
*Faster Resolution to Problems
*Better and More Options to Choose From

Assignment: Draw how you envision yourself living a good life many years from now. Illustrate the role of science
and technology in attaining and living this good life. (You can draw at a bond paper, take a picture and attach it to the
answer sheet that you will turn in.)
References.
What Is the “Good Life?” How Positive Psychology Can Create Meaning (Ohlin, 2019)
Ohlin, B (2019, August 11) What Is the “Good Life?” How Positive Psychology Can Create
Meaning https://positivepsychology.com/good-life/
https://www.quora.com/How -does-Aristotle-argue-for-his-position-on-a-maeningful-
orgood-life https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/

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Naga College Foundation, Inc.

College of Arts and Sciences

Name: Jessa R. Romero Course/ Year: Bsed fil 1 A/1styr

Subject GEC 7: Science, Technology and Society

Title Learning Module 3: STS and the Human Condition

1. Analyzed the human condition in order to deeply reflect and express

2. Critiqued human flourishing vis-à-vis the progress of science and technology

3. Examined human rights in order to uphold such rights in technological ethical

4. Evaluated contemporary human experience in order to strengthen and

Content Discussion and Learning Activities

Let’s do this first. Answer the following questions.

1.Which do you prefer: Hedonism or Eudaimonia?

2.How do you see yourself as a successful person in your chosen

* When I totured my cousin .I see myself to be a good teacher and also

3.Which is more important: Thinking and truth or ability to make the

Hedonism and Eudaimonia are two perspectives in attaining happiness, in

Nichomacean Ethics 2:2

Aristotle’s view of good life

Nichomacean Ethics 2:1

“Happiness depends on ourselves”

Happiness as the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence

Science and Technology and Good Life

S&T is also the movement towards good life.

1. In your own opinion, what constitutes a good life?

*Easy Access to Information

*Faster Resolution to Problems

*Better and More Options to Choose From

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