Lesson 7 - The Good Life (Science, Technology and Society).pptx

Science, Technology and Society

1. THE GOOD LIFE Lesson 7

2. What is the Good Life?

3. The Good Life The Moral Life (Socrates and Plato) The Fulfilled Life (Aristotle) The Life of Pleasure (Epicurus) There are three dominant ideas on what good life is:

4. A Moral Life is a Good Life (Socrates and Plato) One who has a good life is someone who possesses and practices most of the important virtues such as kindness, courage, loyalty and generosity. The Good Life

5. Examining, reflecting, and questioning the nature of things is important to have a good life. Servitude to other is important. Also, one must control his or her passions and desires through reason in order to have a good life. A Moral Life is a Good Life (Socrates and Plato) The Good Life

6. For someone to have a good life, he or she: Must be morally virtuous; Have a good health and long life; Should be prosperous; Must have good friends; Should respect others; Must have good luck; and Must use his or her talents, abilities and capacities The fulfilled Life is a good life (Aristotle) The Good Life

7. For someone to have a good life, he or she: Must be morally virtuous; Have a good health and long life; Should be prosperous; Must have good friends; Should respect others; Must have good luck; and Must use his or her talents, abilities and capacities The fulfilled Life is a good life (Aristotle) The Good Life

8. This concept was suggested by Epicurus. This concept states that life is worth living because of pleasures . The view that pleasures will lead to good life known as hedonism . A life of pleasure is a good life (Epicurus) The Good Life

9. Epicurus recognized all kinds of pleasures such as wealth, sexual pleasures and fame . However, Epicurus also believed that one should not lose himself/herself to pleasures. The Good Life

10. Epicurus believed that one should not lose himself/herself to pleasures because: This will diminish one’s pleasures in the long run; There are other more important pleasures to consider such as friendship and education; and Everyone should live a virtuous life The Good Life

11. Disregarding the hedonistic approach, a good life is the integration of these three aspects: self-mastery, contemplation and learning and servitude to society. The Three Aspects of Good Life The Good Life

12. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life John Stuart Mill Declared the Greatest Happiness Principle An action is right as far as it maximizes the attainment of happiness for the greatest number of people.

13. Schools of thought (all of aim for the good and happy life: Materialism Hedonism Stoicism Theism Humanism Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life

14. Materialism (Democritus and Leucippus) (two dimension) Success materialism Happiness materialism Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life

15. Success materialism (wealth and material possessions is a sign of success in life) May influence life satisfaction positively. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life

16. Happiness materialism Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life (wealth and material consumption is a sign of happiness in life) May influence life satisfaction negatively.

17. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life 2. Hedonism (Epicurus) Pleasure has always been the priority “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die”

18. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life 3. Stoicism (Epicurus) One must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic Apatheia – to be different We should adopt the fact that some things are not within our control

19. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life 4. Theism Most people find the meaning of their lives using God as a fulcrum of their existence.

20. Happiness as the Goal of a Good Life 5. Humanism Man is the captain of his own ship Scientist turned to technology in order to ease the difficulty of life People are willing to tamper with time and space in the name of technology (e.g. Social media) Technology allowed us to tinker with our sexuality (e.g. breast implant)

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