Evans HUM 2210 REVIEW SHEET EXAM 1 LISTS 1. Features that identify a society as "civilized" a. Agriculture (irrigation) and breeding of animals = surplus food (goats‚ peig‚ cattle‚ sheep). Wheat‚ barley‚ rice‚ and maize.(Sci&Tech- polish stone tools. Ex: stone sickles) b. Cities: large apartment settlements= standard architecture & surplus manpower c. Writing (“gifts of the gods”)= records. Pictograph‚ ideogram‚ cuneiform. d. Institutions
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consequences. On the utilitarian view one ought to maximize the overall good — that is‚ consider the good of others as well as one’s own good. The Classical Utilitarians‚ Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill‚ identified the good with pleasure‚ so‚ like Epicurus‚ were hedonists about value. They also held that we ought to maximize the good‚ that is‚ bring about ‘the greatest amount of good for the greatest number’. Utilitarianism is also distinguished by impartiality and agent-neutrality. Everyone’s happiness
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maximize pleasure or happiness and minimize pain or evil. Utilitarianism is all about making the right choices that will consequently promote the greatest amount of happiness. It can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus‚ but the name most frequently associated with utilitarianism is that of Jeremy Bentham. According to utilitarianism‚ we should evaluate an action by looking at is consequences‚ weighing the good effects against the bad effects on all the people
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at humans‚ how ethics should apply through and historical precedence? Movement from Greece to modernity asking about meta-ethics and naturalists fallacies. Kantian Formalist Virtue Ethics‚ Subjectivity‚ Egoism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Hedonism‚ Epicurus-ism‚ Stoicism ‚ Normative Morals‚ Detailed Morals‚ Relational Ethics‚ Applied Morals‚ Natural Law‚ Philosophy‚ Cultural Criticism‚ Individualize‚ Anarchism‚ Social‚ Mete-Ethics‚ Normative Ethics‚ Descriptive Ethics‚ Applied Ethics
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Critical reflection of Bentham and Mill’s utilitarianism in contrast to Kant’s idea of duty. First of all‚ there are three different types of happiness or pleasure‚ namely; hedonism which focuses on for the sake of pleasure‚ Epicureanism which was brought forward by Epicurus who stated that happiness is freedom from bodily pain and mental distress and lastly‚ utilitarianism which was originated from Bentham and later was explained further by Mill which will be explained further in this essay
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In “Letter to Menoeceus” by Epicurus‚ Epicurus sends out the message that the most pleasant sort of life is one in which there is happiness and pleasure. He argues that there is no time in which we are too young or too old to seek wisdom to change our lives for the better‚ and that “both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom” (Epicurus 11). A bit later in the letter‚ he tells Menoeceus to avoid fearing death because there is nothing that we as humans can do about it. He tells Menoeceus that “death
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Many things have changed since Epicurus wrote on his philosophy of happiness around 307 BC‚ but in this century we can still obtain happiness as long as we have Epicurus’ three foundations of freedom‚ friendship and an analyzed life. He says that happiness does not come from money and money is not required to obtain happiness as long as the essentials are met. (de Botton‚ ND) There is comfort taken in the ideas of Epicurus because the three things needed for happiness can be accessed by everyone
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we are relieved from the craving for immortality. For Epicurus‚ the body is simply matter made up out of particles‚ which decomposes after death. Nonetheless‚ it can also be seen as a medium for obtaining pleasure. Plato believes knowledge is virtue‚ however Epicurus asserts that being virtuous means being happy. As mentioned‚ happiness is obtained due to an absence of pain‚ however‚ can it also be obtained by the body’s capacities? In Epicurus’ eyes‚ these desires are unnecessary‚ however‚ the body
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Epicurus was a philosopher who was believed to be the one with all the answers to life. He encouraged the Ideal of Good Life‚ to live simply by seeking pleasure and avoiding pain and worry. The renowned philosopher strongly believed that death was merely ‘nothing to us’ and the ‘privation’ of ‘sense experience’. He further expressed how the idea of death only causes ‘unnecessary pain’ when ‘merely anticipated’. Perhaps it is easier to enjoy life whilst we have it‚ rather than constantly dreading
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Daniel Kraft 09/30/2010 Outline for Marketing Research for Bacardi For decades Bacardi has targeted younger people with its carefully cultivated brand image of Latin hedonism‚ synonymous with glamorous nightclubs and slinky dancers. Even though a brand image that has been maintained over such a long time is valuable and generally should not be changed dramatically‚ some slight adjustment might be necessary from time to time. Bacardi might be interested in learning whether a young‚ hedonistic
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