The good life

In The Politics, Aristotle questions the compatibility of commerce and “the good life,” a lifestyle involving political participation, financial independence, and philosophical thought that culminates in the fullest development of reason and other faculties (3). In particular, he contests the view of Solon, an Athenian politician and firm proponent of commerce and trade, who believed that “no bound to riches has been fixed by man” (11). Aristotle provides three reasons to combat Solon: the scarcity of all resources, the limitless greed of man, and the perversion of natural trade. He offers an alternative idea by stating the “instruments of any art are never unlimited,” the art here being wealth getting; thus, there is a bound to the riches…

produced for him. Every day he wakes up early to take care of his father and his land. The novel, The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, begins on the most important day of this farmer’s life: Wang Lung’s wedding day. After this day, Wang Lung will no longer have to work alone in his fields, for he will have O-lan, his wife, to help him. Soon after his wedding day, their lives will start to change in ways the two newlyweds could not have imagined. The changes of Lung and O-lan’s lifestyle and social…

The song “Good Life” is performed by the band OneRepublic, and written by songwriters Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Noel Zancanella and Eddie Fisher. The focus of the song is on the good and bad in life, hence the title “Good Life”. By examining the poetic devices inside the composition, it can be plainly seen that the song “Good Life”, by OneRepublic is a piece of poetry. The theme of the song “Good Life” by OneRepublic is that even though some aspects of life can be difficult, life in general is…

When any person asks what is the good life, their answers have one similar aspect. The good life is something they want, and don’t have. Regardless of the commodities they have, there is always something they are without. Humans yearn for what they lack, and believe in winning it will give them satisfaction. Roth’s satire on the notion of the good life is it’s all about finding a way to win. He suggests that the good life is being the best of the best at everything. All members of…

Finding the “Good Life” When envisioning the “good life,” we often imagine immeasurable happiness, where all burdens in life slip into oblivion. Unfortunately, this world cannot exist for most individuals, posing the question, what is a “good life” in the life we are given? And once we have found the good life, does that mean we have found happiness, which defined here is the highest good for man. On the journey towards a unique “good life” many have attempted isolation, others have acquired a…

Morley 1 Cooper Morley English 2 Dr. Anita Johnson Comp. Examination Essay Feb. 20, 2018. What Is The ‘Good Life’ One question that seems to be a big part in this is what is happiness? How can we be happy and make others happy? Happiness can be form of engaging in all the complex activities in life. For the same reason Aristotle writes “happiness is attained by learning…or some other kind of training.” (Aristotle 699) To add on to the pursuit of the ‘good life’ Aristotle mentions “To live well…

I decided to read Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology by Christopher Peterson. As this book has 100 reflections I decided to only pick one sections of this book to discuss. Throughout this report I will discuss Positive Emotions and Experiences and thirteen different areas of positive emotions and positive experiences. Part of a good life is experiencing things that make you feel good and happy, such as, pleasure, satisfaction, engagement with friends or family.…

Distinguishing what you want from what you need can be a tricky procedure. In fact, a lot of people today probably still struggle with it, but a lot of people don’t. It’s likely because they found out what happens when you have too much of one, and too little of the other. There are many stories, fictional and real, that give an example of people learning their needs from their wants by learning how it is to live life without a proper balance of the two, my own included. The Good Life by Tracy…

us have always had; that question being, How do we truly live the “good” life? The question at hand is a very complex and confusing one, which no one will have a clear, concise answer to. Although plenty have experienced their fair share of trying to seek this complex answer about how as we humans can reach the level of ultimate and complete satisfaction of life, but again, nor will ever have the true answer to the big question that will always have our minds wandering. Not knowing this answer…

It is easy to slip into a state of envy when comparing your own life to someone else’s. This is due to the fact that jealousy comes when hearing of another's success without considering the hard work and dedication that was put in, the many obstacles that had to be overcome, and the pain and suffering that person was forced to endure. In the end, this comparison is hastily performed and the results are incorrect because the comparison was made between your whole journey, including both the…