viewpoints on the meaning of life presented in our text. Throughout the book there has been three viewpoints presented on the meaning of life. The first meaning of life that was presented in our text is the theistic answer. Philosophers such as Leo Tolstoy‚ David F. Swenson‚ Louis P. Pojman‚ Emil L. Fackhenheim‚ and Philip L. Quinn all discuss this viewpoint of the theistic answer. The meaning of theistic answer and what these philosophers discus is that the meaning of life is found in the existence
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The Good Life goes on but how would I know if goes so fast I miss it .It’s like the story of a good tale that always end with a man who can never tell his story is like a book which has been open for just one look‚ So like any other fairy tale A wish comes true The poor pathetic life of a blacksmith turns into a heroic life of a hero‚ A hero they gave me the title the name of the world’s finest idol The million aired they also stressed the could be me they would always idol I was just a poor pathetic
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Achieving the Good Life through Happiness‚ Decisions‚ and Relationships What is the good life? This ambiguous idea differs for everyone. Americans may believe that to live the good life is to live the American Dream and achieve freedom‚ equality‚ and prosperity. Others may believe that the good life involves being very wealthy or famous. Over all‚ the definition of the good life varies for everyone. There isn’t one specific way that a person should live in order for it to be “good”. However‚ although
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The good life is a condition in which a person will be the most happy. Both Plato and Aristotle see the good life as the state in which a person exhibits total virtue. Plato reasons that a person will exhibit total virtue when his desires have been extinguished‚ while Aristotle believes the perfect state will bring forth the virtue in men. Plato argues that the good life springs from love because through love‚ men can rid themselves of desires. That is not to say that every loving relationship creates
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THE GOOD LIFE In life‚ many have ideas about what is considered to be the “good life”. At times‚ this is considered to be a high standard that many put on themselves and others and may be considered as failure if that status isn’t reached in one’s lifetime. Three things I believe make up the good life are a personal relationship with the Almighty God‚ a happy family and financial security. These three things would give me the life I’m looking for.
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feel as though the life that we lived on earth was a good and happy one. This seems like the ultimate goal that we strive for every day. However‚ the question arises as to how we can meet this goal by the way that we live our daily lives. If you were to ask random people on the street how they live a good and happy life‚ each person would give you a different answer. This is because everyone has a different perspective of what is important to make this life a good and happy life‚ and everyone has
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Achieving the good life John doe PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Daniel Beteta 1 February 2013 I grew up in a small Midwest town called Anderson Indiana. Whenever people ask where I’m from and I say Indiana they think corn fields and country living but that’s far from the truth. In my experience I have seen corn fields everywhere but my home state. I have yet to see any farms or anything that would suggest country. One could question the dialect of Indiana residents. It has been said that
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Ryan Krumins English Honors/5th period Dr. Walton/Mrs. Bessire 8/20/2013 The Good Life When most people are asked what is the “good life”‚ you can bet that 90% of those people would come up with answers such as‚ “being rich” or “winning the lottery.” While money might be a nice benefit to having a good life‚ it sure doesn’t show how successful you are in life. The good life to me is determined on accomplishing or at least striving for the goals set out for yourself. Certain goals that I have
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Jerome Robbins was a New York City born and raced dancer and choreographer‚ born in October 11‚ 1918‚ New York. Although‚ before he was recognized during the 1950’s he studied the chemistry for one year in college‚ until the money ran. Robbins chose to start working at his parent’s corset factory‚ but he realized he did not like it. Moreover‚ Robbins decided to go back into theatre since he has always loved the arts. “Talent is really a gift from nowhere… but if you’ve got it‚ it doesn’t mean it
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A good life is one that is rewarding and satisfying. It is also one that is alive to the rewards and satisfactions of others. It is good in the emotional sense‚ that it is colored by happy moods and feelings of satisfaction‚ and in the moral sense‚ that it is true to one’s understanding of right and wrong. In a well-lived life‚ the interests of others will often limit the pursuit of personal rewards and satisfactions. But engaging with the interests of others will more often lead to deeper‚ richer
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