GOOD LIFE

Question 1

The School of Athens

Answer 1

Plato
Aristotle

Question 2

A good life, according to ________, involves living in harmony with one’s inner nature and understanding the true nature of reality.

Answer 2

Plato

Question 3

To do this, one must overcome _______ emotions such as anger and greed and embrace truth and knowledge.

Answer 3

negative

Question 4

Logic
Biology
Physics
metaphysics

Answer 4

Theoretical science

Question 5

Ethics
Politics

Answer 5

Practical science

Question 6

Science must be guided by some ____________ that is not dictated by science itself.

Answer 6

ethical basis

Question 7

It is a treatise on the nature of moral life and human happiness based on the unique essence of human nature.

Answer 7

Aristotle’s NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS

Question 8

Explained that every action aims at some ______.

Answer 8

good

Question 9

2 Types of Good

Answer 9

Instrumental good
Intrinsic good

Question 10

as a means to achieving something else

Answer 10

Instrumental good

Question 11

is good in itself

Answer 11

Intrinsic good

Question 12

In Aristotelian sense, happiness is

Answer 12

“living well and doing well”

Question 13

In Greeks, happiness is known as _____________

Answer 13

eudaimonia

Question 14

(eu meaning _______, daimon meaning _________)

Answer 14

good; spirit

Question 15

(___ meaning good, __________ meaning spirit)

Answer 15

eu; daimon

Question 16

For Aristotle, ________, is the highest human good, the only human good that is desirable for its own sake (as an end in itself) rather than for the sake of something else (as a means toward some other end).

Answer 16

eudaimonia

Question 17

Aristotle’s Tripartite Soul

Answer 17

Plants - Vegetative Soul - Reproduction, Growth
Animals - Sensitive Soul - Mobility, Sensation
Humans - Rational Soul - Thought, Reflection

Question 18

“To live a good life is to live a happy life; however it is only possible by living a life of _____________.” –Aristotle

Answer 18

virtue

Question 19

a Greek term, is defined as “excellence of any kind”

Answer 19

Arete

Question 20

the virtues of the rational part of the soul

Answer 20

Intellectual Virtues

Question 21

derive from attitude in us (habituation)

Answer 21

Moral Virtues

Question 22

Intellectual Virtues
Practical reason:
Theoretical reason:

Answer 22

prudence
wisdom

Question 23

What is then the good life?

Answer 23

In the sense of eudaimonia, it is the state of being happy, healthy, and prosperous in the way one thinks, lives, and acts.
“Happiness brought about by living a virtuous life”

Question 24

How does moving toward the good life affect the progress and development in Science and Technology?

Answer 24

Science and technology can be ruined by under or over appreciation of the scope and function it plays in the pursuit of the uniquely human experience of happiness.

By imposing on science and technology an ethical standard that is not dictated by itself, not only will scientific advancement and technological development flourish, but also the human being.