(M) Human Flourishing and Good Life Flashcards
According to Martin Heidegger, What is a “Dasein”
- to exist in this world
- self that defines as it exist in such world (Purpose)
According to Aristotle, what is the quality that is deemed to be morally good?
Virtue (is a moral excellence)
characteristics valued as those promoting collective and individual greatness
Personal virtues
The highest goal of humanity is the?
Good life or Human flourishing (eudaimonia, happiness)
Developing _______ is the way to achieve a rich and satisfying life
Virtue
happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
Happiness in Psychology
happiness is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive
Happiness to Behaviorist
happiness is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive
Happiness to Behaviorist
happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolong survival
Happiness to Neurologist
Hormones causing Happiness:
enumerate
- Dopamine
- Oxytocin
- Serotonin
- Endorphin
– The “Reward Chemical”
→ Released after pleasurable situations
Dopamine
– The “Love Hormone”
→ Released during sex, during childbirth, and sometimes in lactation
Oxytocin
the “mood stabilizer”
Serotonin
the “pain killer”
Endorphin
Identify what hormones is responsible with the set of action:
Completing a task
Doing self-care activities
Eating food
Celebrating little wins
Dopamine
Identify what hormones is responsible with the set of action:
Playing with a dog
Playing with a baby
Holding hand
Hugging your family
Give compliment
Oxytocin
Identify what hormones is responsible with the set of action:
Meditating
Running
Sun exposure
Walk in nature
Swimming
Cycling
Serotonin
Identify what hormones is responsible with the set of action:
Laughter exercise
Essential oils
Watch a comedy
Dark chocolate
Exercising
Endorphin
Is Happiness a Destination or a Journey?
Both sabi ni lodi michelle
What view is that happiness is the polar opposite of suffering
hedonistic view
According to hedonistic view, The presence of happiness indicates ?
The absence of pain
hedonists believe that the purpose of life is to
maximize happiness, which minimizes misery
coined by Aristotle) a term that combines the Greek words for “good” and “spirit” to describe the ideology
Eudaimonia
→ focuses more on pleasures – things that makes us feels good
Hedonia
→ is experiencing happiness by fulfilling the purpose in life
Eudaimonia
If lacking, we don’t feel good about life and the activities we do or there is no feeling of satisfaction, and you don’t know what your purpose is
The Void Life
If there is too much pleasure and you don’t have a purpose in life
The Sweet Life
If you focus more on purpose and disregard the pleasures in life
The Dry Life
If there are both desired pleasures and fulfilled purpose in life
The Fullfilled Life
Philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good
life for a human being
Nicomachean Ethics
What type of ethics is this?
Human flourishing arises as a result of different
components such as:
1. Phronesis
2. Friendship
3. Wealth
4. Power
Nicomachean Ethics
Continuation of Hedonistic view of happiness; came from who?
Epicureans
View that the real source of happiness is to experience it
Epicureans
Happiness can be coming from:
enumerate
- Mental
- Emotional
- Physical
- Materialistic
Dimension/Source of happiness: Feel inner peace
Mental
Experience love, companionship, and compassion
Emotional
Dimension/Source of happiness: Health and fitness
Physical
Dimension/Source of happiness: Find happiness in materialistic things like money and comfort
Materialistic
He suggested the revaluation of all values
Friedrich Nietzsche
He suggested we largely accept and believe what is valuable to us, our society, our species
Friedrich Nietzsche
View that value comes before truth
Nietzsche’s View
View that the truth is only accepted by people because it is beneficial to them
Nietzsche’s View
what is the root of being ‘self-centered’ according to Nietzsche
individualism
individual that happiness or flourishing depends on what they need, when truth are beneficial to them (Cherry picking)
The pursuit of truth for truth’s sake may lead us into? (Nietzsche)
nihilism