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Science
Technology
and
Humanity
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Bejie Payopay
Hilwina Arboleda
Marianne Belle Gasmen
The word science comes from the Latin
"scientia," meaning knowledge.
- Is knowledge attained through study or
practice covering general truths of the
operation of general laws, especially
obtained and tested through scientific
method and concerned with the physical
world.
The term technology comes from the Greek
word techne, meaning art and craft, and the
word logos, meaning word and speech.
- The systematic treatment of an art , form
or skill or a manner of accomplishing a task
especially using techinical processes,
methods or knowledge.
S. Romi
Mukherjee, a
senior lecturer in
Political Theory
and History of
Religions at the
Paris Institute of
Political Studies,
explained a
human right-based
approach to
science,
technology, and
development.
Multiple international statues,
declarations, and decrees have been
produced to ensure well-being and
human dignity. Mukherjee listed
some of the most important
documents:
Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (article 27):
Affirms everyone's right to participate
in and benefit from scientific advances,
and be protected from scientific
misuses. The right to the benefits of
science comes under the domain of
'culture', so is usually examined from a
cultural rights perspective.
UNESCO Recommendation on
the Status of Scientific
Researchers — 1974 (article 4):
Affirms that all advances in scientific
and technological knowledge should
be solely geared towards securing
well-being for global citizens, and calls
upon member states to develop the
necessary protocol and policies to
monitor and secure this objective.
Countries are asked to show that
science and technology is
integrated into policies that aim to
ensure a more humane and just
society.
UNESCO Declaration on the Use
of Scientific Knowledge —
1999 (article 33):
This states, "Today, more than ever,
science and its applications are
indispensable for development.
All levels of government and the private
sector should provide enhanced support
for building up an adequate and evenly
distributed scientific and technological
capacity through appropriate education
and research programmes as an
indispensable foundation for economic,
social, cultural and environmentally
sound development.
This is particularly urgent for developing
countries. This Declaration encompasses
issues such as pollution-free production,
efficient resource use, biodiversity
protection and brain drains.