I thrive on challenge and constantly set goals for myself, so I have something to strive towards. I am not comfortable with settling, and I am always looking for an opportunity to do better and achieve greatness. In my previous role, I was promoted three times in less than two years.”
2. He declared
THE GREATEST
HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE
by saying that:
An action is right as far as it
maximizes the attainment
of happiness for the
greatest number of people.
John Staurt Mill
Sharing food to the starving
people.
3. • Humans are struggling with the external world in order to reach
human flourishing.
4. • Atomist – the first materialist in Ancient Greece.
• Democritus and Leucippus – believe that the
world is made up of and controlled by the tiny
invisible units in the world called atomos or
seeds.
NOTED!
• Democritus and his disciples – the world
(including human beings), is made up of matter.
MATTER is what makes us attain
HAPPINESS
5. Schools of thought:
( All of aim for the
good and happy life.)
1.Materialism
2.Hedonism
3.Stoicism
4.Theism
5.Humanism
7. • Success materialism
o (wealth and material
possessions is a sign of success
in life)
o May influence life satisfaction
positively.
8. • Happiness materialism
o (wealth and material
consumption is a sign of
happiness in life)
o may influence life satisfaction
negatively.
9. • Pleasure has
always been
the priority.
2. Hedonism
(Epicurus)
“ eat, drink, and
be merry for
tomorrow we
die”
YOLO!
10. 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.
11. 4. Theism
• Most people find
the meaning of
their lives using
God as a fulcrum
of their
existence.
12. 5. Humanism
• Man is the captain of his own ship.
• Scientists 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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