The Good Life Flashcards

1
Q

Living comfort and luxury with few problems or worries

Characterized by happiness from living and doing wrll

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Good Life

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2
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The pursuit of pleasure is not governed by a set of universal principles that integrate spirituality, purpose, and morality

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Golden Rule

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3
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What you do not want done to yourself, do not do unto others

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Confucius

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4
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We should behave to others as we wish others to behave us

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Artistotle

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5
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Hurt not others with that which pains itself

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Buddhism

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6
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

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Christianity

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7
Q

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

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Wrong Pursuit

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8
Q

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

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Correct Pursuit

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9
Q

The study of the good life

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Morality

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10
Q

To think

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Intellect

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11
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To choose

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Will

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12
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In ethics, it is a kind of prosperity and good luck that bring external goods to our life - material and bodily goods

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Happiness

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13
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Health, vitality, good looks, dexterity

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Bodily goods

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14
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Wealth, friends, political power, noble birth, clothes

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Material goods

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15
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For Aristotle, it is an objective standard of happiness

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Eudaimonia

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16
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Eudaimonia is an objective standard of happiness, based on what it means to live a human life well in accordance with

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Virtue

17
Q

To attain, eudaimonia, we must have and use this

It is knowledge, skill, love, virtue, self-esteem, and honor

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Goods of the soul

18
Q

(wisdom) knowing what is the morally right choice to make the ability to apply moral principles to concrete situations

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Prudence

19
Q

(Greek nous, intuitive mind)

The habitual knowledge of primary self-evident truths that lie at the root of all knowledge

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Understanding

20
Q

Moderates the pleasures of touch

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Temperance

21
Q

Having the strong will to having the disposition to do what it takes to live a good life

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Courage

22
Q

Allows us to have friends and enjoy the benefits to enjoy the benefits of cooperation

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Justice