MODULE 7 Flashcards
MIDTERM
________, was referred to as the first person to look into the search for a good life.
Aristotle
the good life
In ________, 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.
Psychology
the good life
To ____________, happiness is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive.
behaviorist
To ____________, happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival.
neurologist
maslow’s hierarchy of needs
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
ESTEEM NEEDS
LOVE AND BELONGING
SAFETY NEEDS
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
Philosophers ____________ and ____________ gave priority to living with virtue as absolutely better than with living with pleasure, wealth or power.
Socrates AND Plato
According to ____________, it is better to suffer wrongdoing than doing something wrong.
Socrates
according to ____________, enjoys an inner harmony, which a rich, powerful, but wicked person cannot enjoy.
Plato
The philosopher who had bluntly, boldly, declared that a good life should be a life of pleasure or enjoyment is ____________.
Epicurus
Having a moral life
virtue
Good Health and a reasonably long life
Health
People should be comfortably well-off that they do not need to work doing something they don’t want to
Prosperity
Good friends. Human beings are innately social; a good life can’t be that of a hermit, or a recluse.
Friendship
People should enjoy the respect of others, ideally, a person’s qualities and achievements should be recognized by others
Respect
Anybody can be unhappy because of a tragic loss, accident or misfortune.
Goodluck
People must be able to use their abilities and capacities such as scientific work, philisophical discussions, or artistic creation.
Fulfillment
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
Materialism
Stoicism
Hedonism
Theism
Humanism
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
In terms of human flourishing, matter is what makes us attain happiness.
Materialism
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
Led by Epicurus. exposed the idea that to generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic.
Stoicism
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
See the end goal of life acquiring pleasure
Hedonism
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
Most people find the meaning of their lives using God as the fulcrum of their existence
Theism
Good Life as Perceived in School of Thought
Man is literally the captain of his own ship
Humanism
