Finals Philo 2 (Lesson 8)

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Could be either subjective or objective - emerged to describe a “happy life,” - steps a person can take to achieve a state of happiness or contentment in life. - Greek term: Eudaimonia

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Happiness

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refer to a person’s state of well-being or happiness.

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Eudaimonia

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Happiness is to get one's value from within oneself. In doing so, one loses the promise of external value, but they find a more real happiness

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Existentialism

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Happiness does not depend on external things or objects, etc

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Metaphysics

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personal satisfaction and general welfare

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Ethics

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Living a moral life and controlling one’s desires

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Plato

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Practicing virtues and realization of our achievements

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Aristotle

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Free from fear and happiness

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Epicureans

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Happiness is the union with God

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St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas

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Happiness is based on greatest happiness for the greater number of people

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Utilitarianism

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Happiness is satisfaction of one’s life as a whole

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WLADYSLAW TATAKIEWICZ

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Happiness is based on total life pattern

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Richard Brandt

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Approaches happiness in two ways 1. Cognitive Perspective: one must be able to look back at past experiences and have a positive evaluation of his or her condition

2. Emotional/ affective side: happiness is brought about by a sense of well being in having lived a life that is enriching and rewarding.

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Wayne Summer

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satisfaction with one’s life

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Contentment

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refers to the satisfaction of a person’s wants and desires

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Welfare

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the ability to control and define one’s own destiny, and the freedom to live a life of one’s choosing

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Dignity

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Happiness is the balance of a person’s emotions

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Psychology

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use socioeconomic data to define happiness and well-being in numerical terms

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Economists

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an experience of unpleasantness, discomfort, and pain - Physical or mental

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Suffering

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physical sensations such as discomfort, hunger, distress and pain - Caused by injury, disease, or lack of basic needs

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Physical Suffering

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emotional and mental states such as depression, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and grief. - caused by unexpected situations in life such as sudden changes in lifestyle, loss of employment, stressful situations, and grief caused by the death of a loved one

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Mental Suffering

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Not meeting expectations

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Weltschmerz

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Fear and anxiety due to the unknown

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Angst

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Intense boredom with the world

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Ennui

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The world is controlled by chaotic forces that bring about human suffering - Man’s inability to meet his wants and desires

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Arthur Schopenhauer

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suffering is inevitable, and that man is meant to suffer - Enables growth and development - Test of a person’s worth

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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considers the world as “a school and hospital for souls” - suffering plays a role in educating and healing the person.

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Origen

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the dying person often voices his or her wish that his or her life be prolonged - People at this stage also tend to think that things will improve if they behave in a certain way or make changes in their lives - attempts to lessen the trauma and anxiety of facing death.

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Bargaining