According to Aristotle the good life is the happy life‚ as happiness is an end in itself. He also believes that all actions aim at the good and that the good is happiness. I believe ‘some’ of Aristotle’s views on the good life are correct but I believe sometimes we can sacrifice our own happiness for someone else’s happiness and the people that don’t have the power to reason do have souls and they are still as human as everybody else. In order to make my point I will first have to explain Aristotle’s
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extravagant lifestyle‚ and wealth all come to mind when I ponder the good life but what does the good life actually cost? At first glance‚ this seems like a loaded question that requires multiple dissertations in order to answer. I even contemplated whether or not the good life had a cost at all. Breaking the good life into separate topics relieves much of the stress when it comes to giving an answer. In terms of consumerism‚ the good life is damaging to the environment‚ places too much emphasis on money
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U10a1 The Good Life PHI 2000 Ethics December 2011 Studies about the Good Life What I learned from Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Augustine‚ and Frankl Aristotle believes that one’s accomplishments in being happy are the driving force to a “Good Life”. The good life creates a happiness that relates to one functioning well and reason. Aristotle believes that it takes time‚ hard work and restraint to get to the employ the habits of reasoning and according to him everything has a purpose
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A Good Attitude Equals a Good Life Would you rather look at a glass as half empty or half full? Three ways to help you maintain a good attitude in order to maintain a happy life are look at the positive‚ treat others the way you want to be treated‚ and never hold a grudge. Maintaining a good attitude in life will not only make you happier but it will make you healthier. Good attitudes reduce your stress level which equals a good life. If we always look at the positive in life we will not be
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Doorley’s essay has changed the way that I look at life. Before I viewed the choices that we made‚ simply as choices. Now I realize that there is so much more behind every choice‚ and often the choices that we make are already made for us. Frequently we make our choices on the premise of what others have done before us‚ rather than doing what we want and‚ or need to do. Doorley’s essay also scares me‚ because it leads me to believe that no decision I’ve ever made was truly authentic due to all the
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The novel The Good Earth is set in China during the early twentieth century. Life in China is very rough and bleak‚ especially for poor farmers like Wang Lung. Revolutionary ideas are being spread around and local gangs are forming. Lung and his family live in a small house with Lung’s elderly father. They are poor‚ simple‚ farmers and are doing everything possible to survive. When Lung marries O-lan‚ who bears him children‚ there are both more hands to work in the fields as well as more people to
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Freedom and the Good Life Most people believe that freedom is one of the most important things in the world. Freedom is not only mandatory for a good life but it also seems to be essential for morality .In his discussion of moral philosophy and freedom‚ Immanuel Kant wrote that “Ought implies can”. It is often said that without freedom there cannot be morality and there would not be much worth living for. Two very important questions related to are raised that are frequently overlooked. These
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Highschool: The “Good” Life In the following document I will analyze chapter fourteen from Gordon Korman’s book: Jake Reinvented. In which I will compare and contrast situations and characters from Jake Reinvented and from The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I will also give my personal point of view for some characters and their actions. Conflicts At this point in the story‚ Todd already knows that her girlfriend Didi had cheated on him with Jake. So Todd crashes Jakes’ party‚ and starts
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THE GOOD LIFE? CHAPTER ONE: THE INTRODUCTION TO THE GOOD LIFE “Are you sure this is what you really want?” asked Betsy. “Of course this is what I want to do!” replied Vivian as they walked into the local barbershop. Vivian was an idealist secretary at a local law office. Although she really liked her job‚ she dreamed of a better life of fame and grandeur. Vivian sat down in the tall‚ uncomfortable barber chair as she asked him for the popular Clara Bow haircut. As the tall solemn
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lives". The people of Goodlife see life as a handful of challenges. Joining Goodlife is a step towards overcoming these challenges. Everyone at Goodlife‚ employees‚ members‚ and associates‚ believe that achieving positive results begin with positive values and attitudes. Hence Goodlife shares seven core values with their members; Caring‚ Trust‚ Integrity‚ Happiness‚ Peak Attitude‚ Passion and Personal fitness by which people share the love of health‚ fitness and life. Goodlife supports an environment
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