PHILOSOPHY Flashcards

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(one can still maintain his or her happiness even if he or she is experiencing difficulties in life.)

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IT CAN BE INTERPRETED AS A STATE OF MIND.

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(being happy means having a satisfying life that goes well for the person living it).

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IT CAN BE AN EVALUATION OF ONE’S EXPERIENCES IN LIFE.

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a person’s state of well-being or happiness.

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EUDAIMONIA (GOOD SPIRIT)

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This principle states that a person’s actions are considered moral or desirable when they produce the greatest happiness for other people.

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GREATEST HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE.

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where a person is able to evaluate his or her life experiences and determine his or her level of satisfaction with how he or she has lived life.

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WHOLE LIFE SATISFACTION,

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happiness as “SATISFACTION WITH ONE’S LIFE AS S WHOLE”. This means that one views past experiences, present conditions, and future prospects in life with satisfaction.

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WLADYSLAW TATARKIEWICZ

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traces a person’s happiness based on a TOTAL LIFE PATTERN. a person should not only be satisfied with the life he or she has lived but must also feel constant joy and enthusiasm in life.

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RICHARD BRANDT

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approaches happiness in two ways:
1. COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE - one must be able to look back at past experiences and have a positive evaluation of his or her condition.
2. EMOTIONAL OR AFFECTIVE SIDE - happiness is brought about by a sense of well-being in having lived a life that is enriching and rewarding.

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WAYNE SUMNER

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Happiness as well-being is considered to have three distinct elements:

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CONTENTMENT, WELFARE , DIGNITY

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satisfaction with one’s life.

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CONTENTMENT

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satisfaction of a person’s wants and desires

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WELFARE

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ability to control and define one’s destiny, and the freedom to live a life of one’s choosing.

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DIGNITY

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happiness is living a MORAL LIFE, practicing virtues, fulfilling personal duties, and controlling one’s desires

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PLATO

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happiness is the PRIMARY REASON FOR HUMAN ACTION, and one becomes happy through the practice of virtues and the accumulation of achievements.
- proposes that to achieve happiness, a PERSON MUST PLAN HIS OR HER ACTIVITIES, and FORM a SET OF LIFE GOALS TO ACHIEVE a WORTHWHILE LIFE.

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ARISTOTLE

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happiness means a life of peace that is FREE FROM FEAR AND DISCOMFORT.
- believe that happiness is possible if ONE ENJOYS THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE and COMMITS TO A LIFE OF VIRTUE.

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EPICUREANS

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believes that happiness can be FOUND IN THE AFTERLIFE when the spirit reunites with God.

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ST. AUGUSTINE

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believes that happiness is ACHIEVED THROUGH WISE DECISION-MAKING.

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JEREMY BENTHAM

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human actions should not be defined by happiness but rather by GOODWILL.

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IMMANUEL KANT

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refers to an experience of unpleasantness, discomfort, and pain.
often associated with threats to human existence or the lack of pleasure or happiness in life.

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refers to physical sensations such as discomfort, hunger, distress, and pain.

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PHYSICAL SUFFERING

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is associated with emotional and mental states such as depression, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and grief.

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MENTAL SUFFERING

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proposed a view of a world controlled by chaotic forces that bring about human suffering.

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ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

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which believes that human existence is characterized by suffering caused by man’s inability to meet his unlimited wants and desires.

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PESSIMISTIC VIEW

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considers suffering as a defining feature of human existence THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS propose that human suffering is caused by desire and that suffering will only end through the elimination of worldly desires.

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believes that suffering is closely tied to spiritual progress and that all suffering ends when a person attains enlightenment.
HINDUISM
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believes that suffering is inevitable, and that man is meant to suffer Certain forms of suffering, for Nietzsche, can be beneficial and can result in personal growth and development. - He also views suffering as a test of a person's worth.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
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views on life experiences considers suffering as one of many interrelated elements that define the meaning of experiences throughout life. - For him, suffering and happiness go hand in hand in defining a person's views on his life's experiences, and a balance between positive and negative experiences will result in a well-adjusted, functional person
GEORGE SEFLER
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refers to the means that a person employs in dealing with difficult life situations and involves a conscious effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems. - also entails identifying sources of stress and conflict and devising means to tolerate or minimize their effects
COPING
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end of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. - In medical terms, the death of a human being is associated with "brain death" or the ceasing of all brain functions. - The causes of death include aging, disease, and fatal injury.
DEATH
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Death is a natural occurrence, and as a person advances in age, the certainty of death is seen in the gradual decline of the human body.
AGING OR SENESCENCE
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are collected to help defray the costs of the funeral and other needs.
ABULOY
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belief that a person's spirit begins a new life in another body.
REINCARNATION
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- The opposite view to the belief in the afterlife. - believe that death totally extinguisher the consciousness of the person.
ETERNAL OBLIVION
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Where it is believed that the spirit of the dead survives and continues to persist. *GRIEF - Natural reaction to death and dying.
AFTERLIFE
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Natural reaction to death and dying.
GRIEF
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The state of loss brought about by death.
BEREAVEMENT
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Process by which persons deal with death.
MOURNING
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"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die"
(John 11:25-26).
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" As man is created from dust and in death, he returns to dust.”
(GENESIS 3:19).
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"It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment."
(HEBREWS 9:27)
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