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good life Flashcards

1
Q

he thought that things in this world are not real and are only copies of the real
in the world

A

plato

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2
Q

the first philosopher who approached the problem of reality from a “scientific” lens as we know now.

A

aristotle

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3
Q

he declared the greatest happiness principle by saying that an action is right as far as it maximizes the attainment of happiness
for the greatest number of people.

A

john stuart mill

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4
Q

simply comes together randomly to form the things in the world.

A

Atomos

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5
Q

Pleasure has always been the priority

A

hedonism

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6
Q

precisely means to be different

A

apatheia

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7
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the first materialists in ancient greece

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atomists

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8
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according to him and his disciples, the world, including human beings, is made up of matter

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democritus

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9
Q

world is made up of and is controlled by the tiny indivisible units in the world called
_____________

A

atomos or seeds

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10
Q

The mantra of this school of thought is the famous, “eat, drink, and be merry for
tomorrow we die”.

A

hedonism

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11
Q

one must learn to distance oneself and the apathetic

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stoicism

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12
Q

The world where we are in is only just a temporary reality where we have to
maneuver around while waiting for the ultimate return to the hands of god

A

theism

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13
Q

what is the ultimate basis of happiness for theists

A

communion with god

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14
Q

This is the spirit of most scientists who thought that the world is a place and space
for freely unearthing the world in seeking for ways on how to improve the lives of
its inhabitants

A

humanism

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15
Q

he is also the first thinker who dabbled into the
complex problematization of the end goal of life: _________

A

aristotle/happiness

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16
Q

for him change is so perplexing that it can only make sense if there are two
realities: the world of forms and the world of matter.

A

plato

17
Q

aristotle actually means, a kind of contentment in
knowing that one is getting the best out of life is ___________

A

human flourishing

18
Q

he said that individual happiness of each individual should be prioritized and
collectively dictates the kind of action that should be endorsed.

A

john stuart mill

19
Q

______ is the aim of the theoretical sciences, the ______ is the end goal of the
practical ones

A

truth/good

20
Q

for him, In the world of matter, things are changing and impermanent

A

plato

21
Q

according to him, change is the process that is inherent in things

A

aristotle

22
Q

the end is _______

A

happiness or human flourishing

23
Q

the ethical is, meant to lead us to the ______

A

good and happy life

24
Q

they are the one who led a school whose primarily belief that world is made up of atomos or seeds

A

democritus and leuccipus

25
Q

in terms of human flourishing, matter is what makes attain ____________

A

happiness

26
Q

For them, life is about obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited.

A

hedonism

27
Q

he led this school of thought also does not buy any notion of afterlife
just like the materialists.

A

epicurus

28
Q

not
having or showing much emotion or interest

A

apathetic

29
Q

for them, happness can only attained by a careful practice of apathy

A

stiocs

30
Q

the freedom of man to carve
his own destiny and to legislate his own laws, free from the shackles of a god that
monitors and controls/ the man is litterally the captain of his own ship

A

humanism

31
Q

____________ are ready to confront more sophisticated attempts
at altering the world for the benefit of humanity.

A

scientist of today

32
Q

for him the task of understanding the things in the world runs parallel with the
job of truly getting into what will make the soul flourish.

A

plato

33
Q

he claims that, this world is all there is to it and that this world is the only reality we can access.

A

aristotle

34
Q

Plato recognized change as a process and as a phenomenon that happens in the
world, that in fact, it is ________

A

constant

35
Q

He also claims that despite the reality of change, things remain and they retain
their ultimate “whatness”

A

plato

36
Q

for plato, In the world of _________, things are changing and i__________.

A

matter/impermanent

37
Q

he opposed with his teacher’s position and forwarded the idea that there is
no reality over and above what the senses can perceive

A

aristotle

38
Q

________ is a process that is inherent in things.

A

change

39
Q

he was convinced that reality is full of these seemingly contrasting
manifestations of change and permanence.

A

plato

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