The Good Life Flashcards
Living comfort and luxury with few problems or worries
Characterized by happiness from living and doing wrll
Good Life
The pursuit of pleasure is not governed by a set of universal principles that integrate spirituality, purpose, and morality
Golden Rule
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do unto others
Confucius
We should behave to others as we wish others to behave us
Artistotle
Hurt not others with that which pains itself
Buddhism
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Christianity
Many people have found that pursuing the good life has resulted in unhappiness and self-destruction
They live for selfish enjoyment and prosperity without a moral compass or a desire to achieve inner value
Wrong Pursuit
The path to happiness and prosperity is not self-centered
Sustains us between inspiration and despair
The ability to turn adversity into an opportunity for personal growth and development
Correct Pursuit
The study of the good life
Morality
To think
Intellect
To choose
Will
In ethics, it is a kind of prosperity and good luck that bring external goods to our life - material and bodily goods
Happiness
Health, vitality, good looks, dexterity
Bodily goods
Wealth, friends, political power, noble birth, clothes
Material goods
For Aristotle, it is an objective standard of happiness
Eudaimonia