(SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY)

Happiness, Materialism, Hedonism, Stoicism, Theism, Humanism

HAPPINESS
 The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence,
nature, and attainment of happiness. Some philosophers believe happiness
can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed,
in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck.
 The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence,
nature, and attainment of happiness. Some philosophers believe happiness
can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed,
in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck.
MATERIALISM
 Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds matter to be the
fundamental substance in nature, and all things, including mental states and
consciousness, are results of material interactions.
What does materialism in philosophy mean?
 MATERIALISM is a tradition of thought in which all things that exist are
made up of matter in some way. To update this theory it might be restated
that all existence is made up of energy in some form. Matter is a form of
energy.
HEDONISM
 Hedonism is the belief that pleasure, or the absence of pain, is the most
important principle in determining the morality of a potential course of
action. Pleasure can be things like “sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll,” but it can
also include any intrinsically valuable experience like reading a good book.
STOICISM
 Stoicism is a school of philosophy that hails from ancient Greece and Rome
in the early parts of the 3rd century, BC. It is a philosophy of life that
maximizes positive emotions, reduces negative emotions and helps
individuals to hone their virtues of character.
THEISM
 Theism states that the existence and continuance of the universe is owed to
one Supreme Being, who is distinct from Creation. For this reason, theism
proclaims a dualistic relation between God and the world, wherein God is a
being who controls events from outside of the human world.
HUMANISM
 Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism or other
supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical
lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good.