STS FINALS Exam Questions and
Answers
EUDAEMONIA - Answer-It means HAPPINESS or WELFARE more accurately HUMAN FLOURISHING.
EU"- Good "DAIMON"- Spirit or Good Spirited
Aristotle - Answer-Greek Philosopher who coined the term EUDAEMONIA
He used it to describe the pinnacle of Happiness that is attainable by humans
EUDAEMONIA - Answer-Aristotle used it to describe the pinnacle of Happiness that is attainable by
humans. As discuss to NICOMACHEAN
ETHICS,
Martin Heidegger - Answer-his statement, technology is a human activity that we excel in as a result of
achieving science. The goals of both science and technology and human flourishing are related in that
Good is inherently related to truth
,science - Answer-Study of the natural world based on Facts learned through experiments and
observation.
Verification Theory - Answer-Doctrine that only statements are empirically verifiable are cognitively
meaningful or else they are the truths of logic
Falsification Theory - Answer-A standard of evaluation of putatively scientific theories, according to
which a theory is genuinely scientific only if it is possible in principle establish.
Theories that are not falsifiable are scientific.
introduced by Karl Popper an Austrian-British Philosopher who considered as one of the most influential
philosophers of science of the 20th Century.
Karl Popper - Answer-an Austrian-British Philosopher introduced the falsification theory
science as social endeavor - Answer-is to solve various problems, satisfy various needs and sustain the
development of society with the help of scientific knowledge.
It is called that way because every outcome of scientific studies will give benefits to the society.
Science and result - Answer-A scientific result must always be objective; it must be stated as a derived
fact, untainted by the personal opinion of the scientist reporting it
Science as Education - Answer-Science is defined as "the intellectual and practical activity that
encompasses the systematic study of
the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment".
, Science has a great impact in education especially with the implementation of the K to 12 Basic
Education Curriculum. This program aims to develop scientific literacy among learners that will prepare
them to be informed and participative citizens
Flints - Answer-hard, tough chemical or biochemical sedimentary rock that breaks with a chonchoidal
fracture. Usually found along streams and beaches.
Flintknapping - Answer-method of shaping flint into useful objects.
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD - Answer-people in this period are nomads paint the walls cultivate plants
domesticate animals
Venus Figurines - Answer-a term given to a collection of prehistoric statuettes of women made during
the paleolithic period.
Holocene (Anthropocene) Extinction - Answer-Also called sixth extinction
Occurred between 100,000 to
200,000 years ago up to present
Pertains to the ongoing extinction of several species (flora and fauna) due to human activity.
Early Leaders - Answer-portrayed exceptional strength among their group physical strength was valued
at most although there appeared to be a many intellectually gifted figures just the same
innovators primarily the ones behind discoveries and triumphs of these civilizations
Martin Heidegger - Answer-, a philosopher, argued that its essence or purpose, and being are different
from each other
He said that we can escape this bondage to technology, not by rejecting it but by perceiving its danger.
Answers
EUDAEMONIA - Answer-It means HAPPINESS or WELFARE more accurately HUMAN FLOURISHING.
EU"- Good "DAIMON"- Spirit or Good Spirited
Aristotle - Answer-Greek Philosopher who coined the term EUDAEMONIA
He used it to describe the pinnacle of Happiness that is attainable by humans
EUDAEMONIA - Answer-Aristotle used it to describe the pinnacle of Happiness that is attainable by
humans. As discuss to NICOMACHEAN
ETHICS,
Martin Heidegger - Answer-his statement, technology is a human activity that we excel in as a result of
achieving science. The goals of both science and technology and human flourishing are related in that
Good is inherently related to truth
,science - Answer-Study of the natural world based on Facts learned through experiments and
observation.
Verification Theory - Answer-Doctrine that only statements are empirically verifiable are cognitively
meaningful or else they are the truths of logic
Falsification Theory - Answer-A standard of evaluation of putatively scientific theories, according to
which a theory is genuinely scientific only if it is possible in principle establish.
Theories that are not falsifiable are scientific.
introduced by Karl Popper an Austrian-British Philosopher who considered as one of the most influential
philosophers of science of the 20th Century.
Karl Popper - Answer-an Austrian-British Philosopher introduced the falsification theory
science as social endeavor - Answer-is to solve various problems, satisfy various needs and sustain the
development of society with the help of scientific knowledge.
It is called that way because every outcome of scientific studies will give benefits to the society.
Science and result - Answer-A scientific result must always be objective; it must be stated as a derived
fact, untainted by the personal opinion of the scientist reporting it
Science as Education - Answer-Science is defined as "the intellectual and practical activity that
encompasses the systematic study of
the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment".
, Science has a great impact in education especially with the implementation of the K to 12 Basic
Education Curriculum. This program aims to develop scientific literacy among learners that will prepare
them to be informed and participative citizens
Flints - Answer-hard, tough chemical or biochemical sedimentary rock that breaks with a chonchoidal
fracture. Usually found along streams and beaches.
Flintknapping - Answer-method of shaping flint into useful objects.
PALEOLITHIC PERIOD - Answer-people in this period are nomads paint the walls cultivate plants
domesticate animals
Venus Figurines - Answer-a term given to a collection of prehistoric statuettes of women made during
the paleolithic period.
Holocene (Anthropocene) Extinction - Answer-Also called sixth extinction
Occurred between 100,000 to
200,000 years ago up to present
Pertains to the ongoing extinction of several species (flora and fauna) due to human activity.
Early Leaders - Answer-portrayed exceptional strength among their group physical strength was valued
at most although there appeared to be a many intellectually gifted figures just the same
innovators primarily the ones behind discoveries and triumphs of these civilizations
Martin Heidegger - Answer-, a philosopher, argued that its essence or purpose, and being are different
from each other
He said that we can escape this bondage to technology, not by rejecting it but by perceiving its danger.
