STS_Human Flourishing

Question 1

Is a mental or emotional state of wellbeing which can be defined by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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Happiness in Psychology

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Is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive

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Happiness in Behaviorists

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Is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival

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Happiness in Neurologists

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• Happiness is the polar opposite of suffering
• Absence of pain
• Maximizes happiness, which minimizes misery

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Hedonistic View

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Is a term that combines Greek words for: Good and Spirit

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Eudaimonia

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Defines happiness as the pursuit of becoming a better person

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Eudaimonia

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Will surely bring the seekers happiness

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Human Flourishing

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Different Components of Human Flourishing

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• Wealth
• Friendship
• Power
• Phronesis

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The habit of making the right decisions, and taking the right actions in context, and relentless pursuit of excellence for the common good

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Phronesis

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• More focused on the individual
• Aristotelian View
• Aims for Eudaimonia as the ultimate goal

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Western Conception

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• Focus is community-centric
• Individual should sacrifice himself for the sake of society
• Chinese-confucian system

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Eastern Conception

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• Matter is what makes us attain happiness
• Material wealth as the primary source of the meaning of their existence

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Materialism

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• The end goal of life in acquiring pleasure
• Life is about obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited

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Hedonism

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• To generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic
• Happiness can only be attained by a careful practice of apathy

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Stoicism

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• Most people find the meaning of their lives using God as a fulcrum of their existence
• The ultimate basis of happiness is the communion with God

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Theism

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Freedom

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Humanism

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Gives a premium on empiricism and only takes into account those results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable

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Verification Theory

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It does not promote the ultimate adoption of one theory but instead encourages research in order to determine which among the theories

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Falsification Theory