The good life

language, power, and even the meaning of existence. Nietzsche believed that as humans we fundamentally want power and always attempt to inflict our will upon others. He believed to live the good life we must affirm our instincts to acquire power and dominance over others and things in our life. Living the good life and lasting satisfaction and pleasure result from being able to live and accept our instincts, exerting our will to power.…

Geoffrey Israel STL 4313 3/28/16 With Freedom and Justice for All. In her book, From Goods to a Good Life – Intellectual Property and Global Justice, Madhavi Sunder explores the rich connections between cultural production and human freedom. Sunder states that, “Intellectual property does more than incentivize the production of more goods, the law fundamentally affects the ability of citizens to live a good life”. This book takes a look at intellectual property and develops an understanding…

What is a good life? In Greek it is pronounced as kali zoi, in Hebrew it is חיים טובים, but no matter how you say it the definitions are all the same. A good life is defined as “a life lived according to the moral and religious laws of one 's culture” (Good Life). Depending on an individual’s religion or personal beliefs these values can be interpreted in different ways. Over time the Greeks, Hebrews, and Mesopotamians all built strong cultures and left defining marks on history. Several of the…

2.1 Life Is Good Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. – Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC), the classical Greek philosopher. Life is good. It has been and it will be. Don't let anyone fool you it's not. Life, for and itself is good; and furthermore, you choose a good life. Choose to feel good not bad -- it’s a choice. When you feel good the world feels good with you. Life is beautiful. Don’t ever ignore the ‘feel good’ factor. Everyone is responsible for their share of joy. Feeling good…

nothing for themselves. Neither are living “the good life” because they either care too much about the community while neglecting their own desires or care too much about themselves while neglecting society’s needs. Therefore, in order to fully experience “the good life”--a life of happiness with oneself and their community--one must balance charitable investments into society with fulfilling their own desires. An important factor to living “the good life” is appreciation of content with and…

The good life has many different aspects and opinions. Some people say that money is key to the good life, but that is not my idea. The good life involves a family, namely good solicitous parents. Having good parents has a good effect on how people are influenced and their future. While it is not always a rule, in most circumstances, it is the truth. My parents raised me well, they showed me love, manners and how to be a good person. Parents need to give their children some resistance because…

Finding the Good Life in Symposium There are a wide range of translations of what the great life genuinely is. Individualists trust that the great life is satisfying oneself, while utilitarians trust that the great life is representing the benefit of whatever is left of society. Rationalists, as well, have their own understanding. Plato suggests the logician's great life when he utilizes the expression "my most noteworthy delight." The inalienable subjectivity of "my" tells the peruser that…

1929 and the 1960’s were a time Americans took control of what the “good life” would include for them. The variety of people like Mexican Americans and feminists took action in getting equal rights for themselves. This was also a time when economy in America was at its weakest point during the Great Depression. The “good life” idea goes all the way back to the famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence, “The right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” This right follows…

leading a good life can be quit difficult for one to achieve. This is even harder to do when left to ones own will to find the ultimate good for a virtuous life. Without God in our lives, there is really no hope in finding the good life, as people all try to fill the void in their lives. Then why has the Christian faith in God’s good work changed to that of the new church of self-prosperity? For with out God people would keep climbing the ladder to what they feel should be the ultimate good, but…

Parfit asks the question of what makes someone’s life the best and he answers the question with three different theories which he calls theories of self-interest. After he states these theories, he concludes that the best life should contain some elements of these different theories. One of these theories which he thinks it should be in the theory of the best life is the objective list theory. This theory states that there are certain good things and bad things for people regardless of the…