Good Flashcards
is commonly used interchangeably with the term “RIGHT”.
Good
explained that the adjectives good and right are related in meaning, but are not synonyms.
Traer, 2007
means correctly applying a norm, premise, presupposition, rule, standard or law.
Right Action
involves having the character & personal qualities that were justified by a reason
as having moral worth
Being good
refer to an individual own principles regarding
right or wrong (Traer, 2007).
Morals
“The understandability of the good is based on the idea of what is good
for the specific entity under consideration”
Aristotle
For him, the Good is what is good for purposeful, goal-directed
entities
Aristotle
is that which is suitable to & proper for human
nature. Whenever it is not proper for human
nature, it is bad & must be avoided”.
Good
based on the voice of conscience,
otherwise, feeling of guilt, self-reproach and
remorse will be felt.
Right thing
denotes a more objective meaning of
a state or way of being.
Good
The meaning of this term up to present times remains vague.
Good life
Declared that, “the unexamined life is not worth living”, the idea of
worthwhile living should be filtered with experience and vice versa.
Nature of man to seek good life with and for others rather than
experiencing it by himself.
Socrates
defined the term as:
. . . . a (desirable) state that is primarily characterized by a high standard of living or the adherence to ethical and moral law
Steve Mueller (2016) of planet of success
An existentialist philosopher, also has a different view on the
aspect of life.
Dealt more on how we live an “authentic life” rather dealing with the
“good life”.
Martin Heidegger
For him, living an authentic life means living with deep acceptance on
the facticity of “death” & resulting to a “Life lived according to what it
has clearly decided as its meaning & purpose
Martin Heidegger
