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19 gru 2013 · Aristotle says that living well is the final end for humans; it is not a means to anything else. Aristotle thinks this is obvious because few people want to live poorly. But now another question arises: don’t people differ about what constitutes a good life?
In Book I of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle gives us a broad view of what he thinks it means to live a good life. For Aristotle, the good life is one in which we develop and exercise the distinctive human ability to think and act rationally. Such a life, on Aristotle’s view, is a happy or flourishing life.
23 wrz 2024 · The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus was one of the first to answer "What is the good life? by declaring, bluntly, that what makes life worth living is that we can experience pleasure. Pleasure is enjoyable, it’s fun, it’s...well...pleasant!
According to Plato’s philosophy, a good life involves striving for self-knowledge, developing virtuous character traits, seeking philosophical wisdom beyond superficial appearances, and aligning one’s actions with moral principles.
3 kwi 2024 · A key component of Aristotle’s definition of the good life is happiness. But the flourishing state of eudaimonia — achieved by cultivating virtue — is essential because it involves contemplation .
21 sie 2023 · Existentialists believed we should embrace freedom and authenticity. How do we live good, fulfilling lives? Aristotle first took on this question in his – arguably the first time anyone in...
15 maj 2007 · Most analytic philosophers writing on meaning in life have been trying to develop and evaluate theories, i.e., fundamental and general principles, that are meant to capture all the particular ways that a life could obtain meaning.
