ABSTRACT

The article aims to analyze and evaluate the viability of the salvific hope promised by science and technology which has captured the modern mind. Traditionally the hope of salvation from the wretched human condition and passing into eudaimonic bliss hasbeen offered by religious figures and ideologies. However,the dominant idea of our times is that science and technology in its full growth can fix all human problems: poverty, disease, hunger, etc. It is pointed out that even though science and technology maybe able to solve the problems of disease and hunger, it is not adequate enough to answer our moral dilemmas or illumine our understanding of the meaning and purpose of life. Article concludes with the thoughts of S. Radhakrishnan (an Indian philosopher and statesman) that science and technology only provide the means to the ends proposed b yphilosophy or religion.

摘要

本文旨在分析和评估捕捉现代思想的科学和技术所带来的巨大希望的可行性。传统上，宗教人物和意识形态赋予了人们从悲惨的人类状况中得救的希望，并转移到欧洲人的幸福中。但是，当今时代的主导思想是，科学技术在其全面发展中可以解决人类的所有问题：贫困，疾病，饥饿等。有人指出，即使科学技术能够解决疾病和饥饿问题，饥饿，不足以回答我们的道德困境或照亮我们对生活意义和目的的理解。本文以S的思想作为结尾。