CHAPTER 5:

The Good Life

 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the discussion you should have:

1. Examine what is meant by a good life

2. Discuss the ethics and ethics standards and to;
3. Identify the the role of ethics in innovation
4. Discuss the relationship of the good life, innovation and
ethics
 THE GOOD LIFE

• According to Aristotle, good life is one in which person

cultivates and exercises their rational faculties by, for
instance, engaging in scientific inquiry, philosophical
discussion, artistic creation or legislation.

u dream for.
• “The end of life is eudaimonia.”— Aristotle

• Eudaimonia means well-being, virtue and human

flourishing.
• People have different ideas of what constitutes the good life.

• Wrong pursuits may lead to tragic consequences.

• Correct pursuits may lead to flourishing.

• Therefore, be careful what you dream for.

• A meaningful, authentic good life is basedon inner goodness.

• To live the good life is to become what weought to be as human
beings —.
• Moral agents who strive for moral excellence.
 What is Ethics?

- Derived from the Greek word “ethos”, which means “way of living”,

- Ethics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with human conduct,

more especifically the behaviour of individuals in society.

- Ethics examines the rational justification for our moral judgments; it

studies what is morally right or wrong, just or unjust.
 Ethical Standards

- is a topic which belongs to ethics as a branch of philosophy. As per the

definition, it consists of standards on what a person could do so that his or her
conduct would resemble what is called”the good life”. In other words, this
involves on whether what they do is a good behavior or not.

Nowadays, contemporary problems involving ethics seem to be greatly

ignored by society. This is because this type of problem does not usually apper in
real life, but still, the effects or the consequences are apparent in society
 THE ROLE OF ETHICS IN
INNOVATION

At first glance, innovation appears to be ethically indifferent and its moral

valuation seems solely related to its use. Social networks, WhatsApp messages and
the like can facilitate a close relationship such as that of capturing terrorists.
Internet fosters both the search for information just as much as its distribution
(dispersion).It’s true that responsibility lies with the user, but at
the same time it is also true that innovation often brings important consequences
for people and communities alike.
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