STS FINALS 2ND SEM Flashcards
to be happy from material and non-material things
the good life
the good state of the soul
eudaimonia
accrd to aristotle, this is the purpose or end goal of life
telos
accrd to plato, this is the highest form of reality
the form
in this form, things are impermanent
world of matter
in this form, the entities are the copies of the ideals and models
world of forms
• greatest happiness principle
• when an act benefits a greater number of ppl
john stuart mill
the school of thoughts
- materialism
- hedonism
- stoicism
- theism
- humanism
a school of thought/philosophical concept that emphasizes maferial things make us happy
materialism
a school of thoughts which focuses on pleasure seeking
• eat and drink and merry for tomorrow we die
hedonism
the creator of hedonism concept
epicurus
a school of thought created for ppl who lives in the real world
founded by zero of citium
stoicism
3 main big stoics
epictetus
marcus aurelius
seneca
he was a stoic born slave in rome and gained his freedom
epictetus
a stoic, emperor of rome
wrote a personal journal for self-improvement and moral guidance
“justice is the source ofnall virtues”
marcus aurelius
a stoic, wrter and adviser
rome’s leading intellectual figure in 50 A.D.
“pitied ppl who never eexperienced mifortune”
seneca
4 virtues of stoicism
courage
temperance
justice
wisdom
a school of thought/philosophical view that emphasizes of God as the creator of the world
theism
a school of thought/philosophical view that emphasizes human rights, science,freedom
human-centered
humanism
techne and logos
art and word
nipkow disk was discovered by
paul gottlieb nipkow in 1800s
they created the cathode-ray tube
allan archibald campbell-swinton and boris rosing
a new TV system with a vacuum tube containing one more electron guns. he beams are manipulayed to display images
CRT/cathode-ray tube
world’s first mobile phone call
april 3, 1973