Aristotle One of the greatest thinkers of all time was Aristotle-322 BC‚ the Ancient Greek philosopher. He has practically influenced every area of present day thinking. His main focal points were the natural and social sciences. In Stagira‚ a town on the northwest coast of the Aegean Sea‚ in the year of 384 BC Aristotle was introduced to the world. He grew up a wealthy boy. His father was friends with the noble king of Macedonia‚ and as a young man he spent the majority of his time at the
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The pursuit of happiness… What’s happiness? A feeling? A state? Why is it so hard to define? Is it because no one is really happy ? From what I know‚ we’re happy when we have what we are looking for‚ according to that‚ happiness can be defined as a feeling of satisfaction that appears once we achieve a goal‚ and as humans are by definition eternally dissatisfied‚ they’ll always be running after happiness. This reminds me of the story of the jar full of gold‚ that is supposed to be at the
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The Existence of Happiness Happiness‚ the intangible emotion that we all desire. Is there proof that this emotion even exists? Eduardo Porter has written an essay titled “What Happiness Is”. In this essay Mr. Porter took the time to study the emotion of happiness that we all experience in life. He makes an attempt to question not only his reasons as to why he is happy‚ but to have the reader question their own sense of happiness as well. What is it that makes us feel joyful emotions‚ and how can
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"Happiness is an imaginary condition‚ formerly often attributed by the living to the dead‚ now usually attributed by adults to children and by children to adults." -Thomas Szasz- Szasz is stating that happiness is imaginary. If he is saying this‚ he is also stating that other emotions‚ such as anger‚ grief and sadness are also imaginary. Happiness is not an imagination‚ but is something one can always find‚ deep‚ in people’s hearts. Szasz’s statement illustrates his opinion on how presently everybody
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Jeremy Bentham’s original idea of Utilitarianism. His definition of the moral theory is one that is grounded in Bentham’s original work but also extends to include remarks to criticisms of Utilitarianism. Mill believes that‚ like Bentham‚ utility is what is valuable to society. Utility‚ according to Mill‚ is the promotion of pleasure or the absence of pain. He defines this as happiness‚ which is why he refers to utility as the Greatest Happiness Principle (Mill 55). Thus‚ pleasure (or painlessness)
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Aristotle vs. Copernicus Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist‚ who shared with Plato the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers. Aristotle was born at Stagira‚ in Macedonia‚ the son of a physician to the royal court. At the age of 17‚ he went to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy. He remained there for about 20 years‚ as a student and then as a teacher. When Plato died in 347 bc ‚ Aristotle moved to Assos‚ a city in Asia Minor‚ where a friend of his‚ Hermias (d
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About happiness Nowadays‚ people usually like to say “I’m not happy” in every single day. No matter what has happened or actually there is nothing wrong with them. It already becomes young people’s tap. Whenever you ask them whether they are happy‚ their answer is negative. What is the cause of people’s lack of happiness? Is that because they can not eat enough or don’t have clothes to dress? The answer is an absolute no. People’s living standard has never reached such a high level‚ and now people
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THE HUMAN FUNCTION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Plato and Aristotle have similar perspectives about human function. They also share some of their ideas about how human function is related to other philosophical notions such as virtue‚ good‚ justice‚ and the soul. According to Aristotle the chief good (and the human function‚ which has its end in itself) is happiness. But his definition of happiness is different from what ordinary people usually think. Happiness is neither pleasure nor wealth‚ nor is
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Happiness John Lennon once said‚ “When I was 5 years old‚ my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school‚ they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment‚ I told them they didn’t understand life.” When I first heard this quote‚ I was personally amazed and fascinated. Even though kids still have a lot to learn‚ they can also teach us many valuable life lessons. These lessons are simple‚ yet
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What is Happiness? There are considerable amount of questions to ask about the true meaning of happiness and dozens of different definitions. With all this confusion surrounding happiness‚ is it possible to achieve happiness in our lives? Perception as they say “is in the eye of the beholder.” Happiness is an emotion developed by consequences of choices and through learned life experiences. Believing that happiness is characterized by a pleasant emotion‚ ranging from a simple smiling to
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