GOOD LIFE Flashcards
is characterized by happiness that springs from living and doing well.
GOOD LIFE
Classical Theorist is by who
aristotle
The Ancient Greeks refer it as eudaimonia, meaning
eu meaning “good” and daimon meaning
“spirit.”
Excellence of character that empowers one to do and be good no matter how difficult
the circumstances may be.
virtue
2 kinds of virtue
intellectual and moral
kind of virtue that Comes about from experience.
intellectual
kind of virtue that Comes about as a result of habit.
moral
is the ultimate end and purpose of human existence.
happiness
is not pleasure, nor is it virtue. It is the exercise of virtue.
happiness
cannot be achieved until the end of one’s life. Hence it is a goal and not a temporary
state.
happiness
is the perfection of human nature. Since man is a rational animal, human happiness
depends on the exercise of his reason.
happiness
depends on acquiring a moral character, where one displays the virtues of courage,
generosity, justice, friendship, and citizenship in one’s life.
happiness
he Declared “The Greatest Happiness Principle” where an action is right as far as it maximizes the
attainment of happiness for the greatest number of people.
JOHN STUART MILL
he said that Being ethical lead us to good life.
john stuart mill
The first materialists were atomists in Ancient Greece: Democritus and Leucippus.
materialism
The world, including human being, is made up of matter.
materialism
Matter is what makes us attain happiness.
materialism
Led by Epicurus.Life is about obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited.
hedonism
apatheia meaning “indifferent”
apathetic
Their mantra, “Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.”
hedonism
Also led by Epicurus.
• To generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic.
STOICISM
Happiness can be attained by a careful practice of apathy.
stoicism
Ultimate basis is the communion of God.
theism
The world we are in is only a temporary reality where we have to maneuver around while
waiting for the ultimate return to the hands of God.
theism