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lec 2 - human flourishing and good life lecs Flashcards

1
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Martin Heidegger established two things about “Being” or “DASEIN

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o Dasein is to exist in this world
o Dasein has a self that defines as it exist in such world (Purpose)

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who

Virtue is a moral excellence and a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good thus, it’s valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being

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aristotle

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the father of virtue ethics

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aristotle

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Personal virtues are also characteristics valued as those promoting collective and individual goodness
o In other words, it is a behavior that shows high moral standards or doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

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aristotle

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who

the highest goal of humanity is the good life or human flourishing

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aristotle
eudaimonia

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who

Developing virtues is the way to achieve a rich
and satisfying life

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aristotle

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who

➢ Virtues make us good persons – and help us live a good life
➢ Eudaimonia or human flourishing is connected to
happiness

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aristotle

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happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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psychology

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happiness is a cocktail of emotions we experience when we do something good or positive

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to behaviorist

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happiness is the experience of a flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolong survival

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to neurologist

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HORMONES THAT CAUSE HAPPINESS

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dopamine
oxytocin
serotonin
endorphin

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12
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the reward chemical

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dopamine

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13
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released after pleasurable situations

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dopamine

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completing a task
doing self-care activities
eating food
celebrating little wins

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dopamine

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15
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the love hormone

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oxytocin

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released during sex, during childbirh, and sometimes in lactation

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oxytocin

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playing with a dog
playing with a baby
holding hand
hugging your family
give compliment

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oxytocin

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18
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the mood stabilizer

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serotonin

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meditating
running
sun exposure
walk in nature
swimming
cycling

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serotonin

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20
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the pain killer

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endorphin

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laughter exercise
essential oils
watch a comedy
dark chocolate
exercising

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endorphin

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22
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is happiness a destination or a jouney

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both

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23
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The _______ of well being is that happiness is the polar opposite of suffering

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hedonistic view

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24
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the presence of happiness indicates the absence of pain

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hedonistic view

25
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believe that the purpose of life is to maximize
happiness, which minimizes misery

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hedonistic view

26
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a term that combines the Greek words for “good” and “spirit” to describe the ideology

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eudaimonia
aristotle

27
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It defines happiness as a pursuit of becoming
a better perso

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eudaimonia
aristotle

28
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Describes the pinnacle of happiness that is attainable by humans

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eudaimonia

29
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____ focuses more on pleasures

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hedonia

30
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____ is experiencing happiness by fulfilling the purpose in life

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eudaimonia

31
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square

If lacking, we don’t feel good about life and the activities we do or there is no feeling of satisfaction, and you don’t know what your purpose is

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the void life

32
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square

     If there is too much pleasure and you  don’t  have a purpose in life
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the sweet life

33
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square

If you focus more on purpose and
disregard the pleasures in life

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the dry life

34
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square

If there are both desired pleasures and
fulfilled purpose in life

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the fulfilled life

35
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Philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being

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nicomachean ethics
aristotle

36
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the habit of making the right decisions and taking the right actions in context, and relentless pursuit of excellence for the common good

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phronesis

37
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phronesis
friendship
wealth
power

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nicomachean ethics

38
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His theory is about the real source of happiness is to experience it

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epicurus

39
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He agrees with the ethical doctrine which claims pressure is the norm of morality – Hedonism

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epicurus

40
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➢ Happiness can be coming from:
o Mental
▪ Feel inner peace o Emotional
▪
love, and
Experience companionship, compassion
o Physical
▪ Health and fitness
o Materialistic
▪ Find happiness in materialistic things like money and comfort

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epicurus

41
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he suggested the revaluation of all values

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nietzsche

42
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who
He suggested we largely accept and believe what is valuable to us, our society, our species

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nietzsche

43
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who

Value comes before truth; rather, truth is only valued when it is useful and what is useful will be taken as ‘truth’

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nietzsche

44
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who

This means that the truth he only accepts is those that he needs or is beneficial to him

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nietzsche

45
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who

The pursuit of truth for truth’s sake may lead us into nihilism – since the ultimate nature of reality is irrational, unknowable and meaningless without subjective interpretation

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friedrich

46
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who

there is an undeniably controversial view of what flourishing is for a group of human being
o According to him, human flourishing should not be individual flourishing because of the personal values we have over truth
o The only way that we could attain real human flourishing is by attaining as a whole which is collective flourishing

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friedrich

47
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who

Science stems from objectivity brought upon by a rigid method

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karl

48
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A discipline of science if it can be confirmed or interpreted as an event of an alternative hypothesis being accepted

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verification theory

49
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Group of scholars who believed that:
o only those which can be observed should be regarded as meaningful
o reject those which cannot be directly assessed as meaningless

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vienna circle

50
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As long as an ideology is not proven to be false and can best explain a phenomenon over alternative theories, we should accept the said ideology

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falsification theory

51
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coined the term falsifieable predictions

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karl popper

52
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aim at the production of new, falsifiable predictions

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karl popper

53
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Scientific practice s characterized by its continual effort to test theories against experience and make revisions based on the outcomes of these tests

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karl popper

54
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➢ There is no known rule as to the number of instance that a theory is rejected or falsified in order for it to be set aside
➢ There is no assurance that observable event or “evidences” are indeed manifestations of a certain concept or “theories”

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karl popper

55
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➢ Ancient Greek philosopher
➢ Known for his natural philosophy, logic, and political theory

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aristotle

56
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➢ One of the greatest thinkers in the history of western science and philosophy, making contributions to logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theatre
➢ First to classify areas of human knowledge into distinct disciplines such as mathematics, biology, and ethics

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aristotle

57
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➢ Founder of the Lyceum, the first scientific institute based in Athens, Greece
➢ One of the strongest advocates of a liberal arts education, which stresses the education of the whole person, including one’s moral character rather than merely learning a set of skills

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aristotle

58
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➢ All human activities aim at some good
➢ Every art and human inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason, the good has be

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aristotle

59
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➢ The activity of the soul in accordance with virtue
➢ Believed that “gaood” for humans is the maximum realization of what was unique to humans
➢ The good for humans was to reason well
➢ The task of reason was to teach humans how to act virtuously, and the exercise of faculties in accordance with virtue

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aristtole

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