Aristotle states that if all of our actions were a means to something else‚ then there would be nothing we would try to ultimately achieve‚ and life would be pointless. A highest good would solve this‚ but it must be a means to itself‚ self-sufficient and within reach. "Happiness‚ then‚ is apparently something complete and self-sufficient‚ since it is the end of things achievable in action." Happiness alone satisfies these‚ and thus is our highest good. Aristotle describes all beings as having
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an individual only focuses on imagining about the future‚ it would be difficult to make good decisions in the present moment. Imagining about the future might bring happiness at the moment‚ but in reality it only disturbs the present moment and the process of making good decisions. Daniel Gilbert‚ the author of Stumbling on Happiness‚ says that there are three major reasons that listening to others is better than imagining about the future is that imaginations fill in the memories of the past. The
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The Futile Pursuit of Happiness "The Futile Pursuit of Happiness" by Jon Gertner was published in September of 2003. It is an essay that discusses the difference between how happy we believe we will be with a particular outcome or decision‚ and how happy we actually are with the outcome. The essay is based on experiments done by two professors: Daniel Gilbert and George Loewenstein. The experiments show that humans are never as happy as we think we will be with an outcome because affective forecasting
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However‚ once they are drained of strength‚ exhausted and breathless through their hunt for wealth they all regret having wasted their health and efforts in worshipping mammon. Wealth‚ therefore‚ is not always necessarily bound to bring people’s happiness but it sometimes causes them misfortunes too. Those who are avid of wealth are often dishonest and cunning. They resort to every trick to make money and when they get dishonest earnings‚ they become addicted to opium‚ gambling and prostitutes and
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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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believe happiness is the ultimate Good in our lives‚ they differ in their conclusions of what happiness is and how to reach it. As previously mentioned‚ Mill studied Aristotle’s works in his early life which directly influences his ideals. Therefore‚ before we discuss the new ideas put forth by Mill‚ we must first discuss the ideas put forth by Aristotle in relation to what happiness is. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle claims that happiness
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Aristotle believes there are three elements to define ultimate happines. Happiness has to be continuous‚ which nothing can stop one person from obtaining it‚ except for his or her intention to suspend. Additionally‚ happiness relates to reasoning activities because the reasoning process is what makes humans unique. Happiness is also the best way to become self-sufficient as one can practice the process without the external requirement‚ only the brain is required. In order to satisfy these condition
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Hobbies and Happiness Looking back‚ I acquired most of my happiness and enjoyment through my hobbies. Even today‚ I continue these hobbies and have passed them on to my daughter‚ just as they were passed onto me. As far back as I can remember‚ as a young child I would help in the kitchen to prepare dinners or be at a table with Grandma Emma and Great- grandma Rose working on various arts and crafts. It was during these times that I developed my love for creative outlets‚ such as baking‚ sewing
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The views of ethics vary greatly when talking about Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle has his own views even though such an influential man like Plato taught him. Plato and Aristotle try to deliver this universal system of ethical principals that will determine good and bad. Through doing so they realizes their differences in what they believe. Plato and Aristotle can both agree that good is happiness and in order to continue the good you must exercise self-fulfillment through integrity. Plato believes
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Secrets of Happiness: It may not be what you think it is NAGC Big Event‚ 28th October 2012 Dr Shoshana Garfield‚ PhD What Makes You Happy? What Makes You Distressed? Feeling Experience T h o u g h t h o u g h t T Outside In Living T h o u g h t What is ‘Thought’? • Non-verbal: – Even infants can be clinically depressed – Physical pain is so non-verbal it even‚ in the extremity of the moment‚ may eradicate the very capacity for language • Verbal: – 12‚000 to 50‚000 thoughts per day (National
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