G2 - THE GOOD LIFE

Question 1

3 Dominant Ideas on What Good Life is

Answer 1

1. Socrates and Plato - One who has a good life is someone who possesses and practices most of the important virtues such as kindness, courage, loyalty and generosity.
2. Aristotle - for someone to have a good life: he or she:
   - must be morally virtous
   - have a good health and long life
   - must have good friends
   - should respect on each other
3. Epicurus - This concept states that life is worth living because of pleasures. the view that pleasures will lead to good life which is Hedonism

Question 2

Is a Greek term often translated as “flourishing” or “well-being.” Aristotle considered it the highest human good—the ultimate goal of life.

Answer 2

EUDAIMONIA (Aristotle’s Concept)

Question 3

Unlike fleeting happiness, eudaimonia is about living a life of __ and fulfilling one’s potential over a lifetime

Answer 3

virtue

Question 4

DISTINCT PHILOSIPHICAL VIEW POINT

Answer 4

MATERIALISM
HEDONISM
STOICISM
THEISM
HUMANISM

Question 5

The first materialists were ancient ___ atomists in 5th century

Answer 5

Greek

Question 6

A philosophical theory stating that pleasure (or happiness) is the highest good and the ultimate aim of human life.

Answer 6

Hedonism

Question 7

“A life of pleasure is a good life”
is quoted by?

Answer 7

– Epicurus

Question 8

is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value, dignity, and agency of human beings, both individually and collectively

Answer 8

Humanism

Question 9

humanism centers on ___,___, and ___.

Answer 9

human experiences, reason, and moral responsibility

Question 10

is the belief that one or more deities exist and that these divine beings are involved in the world and human affairs.

Answer 10

Theism

Question 11

was a 19th-century German philosopher who challenged traditional religious beliefs. He is known for the statement, “God is dead,” which expressed his view that modern society was moving away from belief in God.
-he promoted the idea of the “Übermensch” or “superman”—an individual who rises above conventional morality to create a meaningful life.

Answer 11

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

Question 12

was a medieval Catholic philosopher and theologian who strongly defended theism. He believed that human reason, combined with faith, could lead us to know God.

Answer 12

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Question 13

is an ancient Greek philosophy founded in the early 3rd century BCE by Zeno of Citium. It teaches the development of self-control, rational thinking, and inner peace by aligning one’s life with nature and accepting things beyond our control.

Answer 13

Stoicism

Question 14

Key Ideas of Stoicism

Answer 14

Virtue is the highest good
Control and acceptance
Mind over emotion
Nature and reason