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7. The Good Life

Reyes, VinCENT Paul Roque
Science Instructor
INTRODUCTION
- In Ancient Greece… to understand the world &
reality, one must first understand oneself & the good
life.
 The things that will make
the soul flourish is parallel with
the ways on how to understand
the world.

Plato
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 Gave distinction between:
a) theoretical science
Aristotle
One must find the TRUTH first
before determining what is good.

b) practical science

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Plato
- Allegory of the Cave
 world of form
- “real” thing
 world of matter
- impermanent

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7.1 Aristotle & How We All Aspire for a Good
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Aristotle
- reality is what we perceive
- Every action that emanates from
man is a function of the purpose (telos)
that person has.
 everyone aspires for an end

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= contentment
= getting the best out of life

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- should be
priortized

John Stuart Mill

Ethical

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Schools of Thought
- Materialism
- Hedonism
- Epicureanism
- Stoicism
- Theism
- Humanism

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- atomos randomly comes

- (x) afterlife together to form the things
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around us
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- Hedonism
 Epicurus
 “Eat, drink & be merry, for
tomorrow, we die.”
 happy & free from
pain
 (x) afterlife

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- Epicureanism
 does not advocate excessive self-indulgence
 virtue
 (x) afterlife

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Stoicism
- Zeno
- Apatheia
- promotes practical application
rather than intellectual enterprise

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- Enlightenment (17th Cen.)

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ETHICS TECHNOLOGY
GOOD LIFE

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16. It is impossible (at present) to determine if
god(s) exist/s, but I believe that there is no god(s).
17. I believe and 100 % sure that there is God or
Supreme Being(s).
18. “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow, we will
die”.
19. Apatheia
20. Man as conqueror of creation.
22. Proposed by Democritus