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Aristotle about Good Life |
characterized by Happiness from living (greek word, "eu" meaning good) and doing (and "daimon" meaning spirit) well |
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Virtue |
excellence of character |
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2 kinds of Virtue: |
1. Intellectual -experience 2. Moral - habit |
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To be happy, one must become the best version of... |
himself |
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John Stuart Mill declared |
"The Greatest Happiness Principle" -when an action benefits the greatest number of people, the said action is deemed ethical. |
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First Materialists in Greece: |
Democritus and Leucippus |
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Material things equals to |
Happiness |
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Led by Epicurus |
Hedonism. Pleasure over pain. Mantra: "Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die." |
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Also Led by Epicurus |
Stoicism -to distance oneself and be apathetic -"apatheia" meaning indifferent |
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Theism |
Ultimate basis is the communion of God |
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Application of Good Life to other fields |
Business Communication Education Medicine |
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Humanism |
Freedom of man to carve his own destiny |
