The Teaching of Happiness in Mainland China: in Light of Aristotle
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
... interpretations and principles of happiness, the Marxist view of happiness, are taught as irrefutable truth to students. Questioning such truths is not encouraged or even allowed by the Chinese government. As a result, these fundamental questions regarding happiness have not been fully discussed, or ...
2 Booklet 2 Utilitarianism
... A fundamental difference between Utilitarianism and Christian ethics can be seen in the events around the trial of Jesus before Caiaphas, as recorded in John’s Gospel (Chapter 18). Jesus and Caiaphas act from totally different ethical principles, even though they might have spoken the same words: ‘I ...
... A fundamental difference between Utilitarianism and Christian ethics can be seen in the events around the trial of Jesus before Caiaphas, as recorded in John’s Gospel (Chapter 18). Jesus and Caiaphas act from totally different ethical principles, even though they might have spoken the same words: ‘I ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
Utilitarianism
... Utility is NOT a “godless” doctrine. “If it be a true belief that God desires, above all things, the happiness of his creatures, and that this was his purpose in their creation, utility is not only not a godless doctrine, but more profoundly religious than any other.” ...
... Utility is NOT a “godless” doctrine. “If it be a true belief that God desires, above all things, the happiness of his creatures, and that this was his purpose in their creation, utility is not only not a godless doctrine, but more profoundly religious than any other.” ...
Notes on Utilitarianism
... 5. So far, we’ve been talking about what’s called Act Utilitarianism (AU), because we’ve been speaking as though what makes an action right or wrong is the (reasonably expected) consequences of that action alone. But there are good reasons for Utilitarians not to be Act Utilitarians, chiefly becaus ...
... 5. So far, we’ve been talking about what’s called Act Utilitarianism (AU), because we’ve been speaking as though what makes an action right or wrong is the (reasonably expected) consequences of that action alone. But there are good reasons for Utilitarians not to be Act Utilitarians, chiefly becaus ...
Utilitarianism
... the consequences of a world in which people broke promises at will and a world in which promises were binding. Right and wrong are then defined as following or breaking those rules. • Some criticisms of this position point out that if the Rules take into account more and more exceptions, RU collapse ...
... the consequences of a world in which people broke promises at will and a world in which promises were binding. Right and wrong are then defined as following or breaking those rules. • Some criticisms of this position point out that if the Rules take into account more and more exceptions, RU collapse ...
Ethical theorists: A comparison of main ideas
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
... happiness within community To be happy is to live well and to do well Human activity aims at achieving the good Since the highest capacity of humans is to be rational, the highest form of happiness is based on rational behaviour Be moderate in all things ...
Mill, Utilitarianism Notes 3 (MS Word)
... 3. What differentiates (a) morality from prudence, and (b) justice from the rest of morality? -- The principle of utility can be used to measure both morality and what it would be good for people to do but that we wouldn’t say they morally ought to do -- When, then, should we say something is a mora ...
... 3. What differentiates (a) morality from prudence, and (b) justice from the rest of morality? -- The principle of utility can be used to measure both morality and what it would be good for people to do but that we wouldn’t say they morally ought to do -- When, then, should we say something is a mora ...
How Important is Character in Ethics paper
... an educated member of society and endure whatever pain that comes with that responsibility. Along with that point, Mills utilitarianism looks at the happiness of the whole society, not just the individual, so if an individual possess a character trait that is somewhat less desirable to that individu ...
... an educated member of society and endure whatever pain that comes with that responsibility. Along with that point, Mills utilitarianism looks at the happiness of the whole society, not just the individual, so if an individual possess a character trait that is somewhat less desirable to that individu ...
Aristotle
... achieve happiness: “this activity is the best …, and, … it is the most continuous;” “the philosopher, even by himself, can contemplate truth, …, he is the most selfsufficient, …. And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake.” ...
... achieve happiness: “this activity is the best …, and, … it is the most continuous;” “the philosopher, even by himself, can contemplate truth, …, he is the most selfsufficient, …. And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake.” ...
Objectivism 101: Life and Happiness
... those who live by production and trade Trade is voluntary exchange to mutual benefit Trades can be material and/or spiritual ...
... those who live by production and trade Trade is voluntary exchange to mutual benefit Trades can be material and/or spiritual ...
Session 18
... Some things have instrumental value: They are valued because they lead to something else that is valued for its own ...
... Some things have instrumental value: They are valued because they lead to something else that is valued for its own ...
Utilitarianism-R-Warren-041014
... rule, the general acceptance of which would produce greater happiness than any other alternative. ...
... rule, the general acceptance of which would produce greater happiness than any other alternative. ...
Utilitarianism
... their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good. 2. Value theory: the only thing that is good is happiness. 3. Equality: no one’s happiness counts more than anyone else’s. This is known as hedonist act utilitarianism. If we put (1) and (2) together, we see that the ...
... their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good. 2. Value theory: the only thing that is good is happiness. 3. Equality: no one’s happiness counts more than anyone else’s. This is known as hedonist act utilitarianism. If we put (1) and (2) together, we see that the ...
Aristotle on Human Excellence
... Greatest Happiness Principle: Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to promote the reverse of happiness. Happiness is pleasure and freedom from pain. Unhappiness is pain and the privation of pleasure. Not an invitation to indulgence: A ...
... Greatest Happiness Principle: Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to promote the reverse of happiness. Happiness is pleasure and freedom from pain. Unhappiness is pain and the privation of pleasure. Not an invitation to indulgence: A ...
moral philosophy - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. In words a man may pretend to abjure their empire: but in reality he will remain subject to it all the while. The principle of utility recognises this subjection, and assumes it ...
... say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. In words a man may pretend to abjure their empire: but in reality he will remain subject to it all the while. The principle of utility recognises this subjection, and assumes it ...
ARISTOTLE Why be ethical
... and we act in a way that I would want everyone else to act and if I do not treat humanity (self or others) as a means to an end. A good person does not act for personal benefit but acts on principles that are made universal. ...
... and we act in a way that I would want everyone else to act and if I do not treat humanity (self or others) as a means to an end. A good person does not act for personal benefit but acts on principles that are made universal. ...
Utilitarianism - Welcome to the UC Davis Philosophy
... • The greatest happiness principle makes the ultimate end happiness, extended as much as possible to all humans or sentient creatures • Is happiness possible in human beings? – Mitigation of pain at least is possible – Happiness is not a life of rapture, but a varied life of pleasures mixed with few ...
... • The greatest happiness principle makes the ultimate end happiness, extended as much as possible to all humans or sentient creatures • Is happiness possible in human beings? – Mitigation of pain at least is possible – Happiness is not a life of rapture, but a varied life of pleasures mixed with few ...
Practice Quiz - General Ethics
... d) Bentham and Mill were bossy people. e) self-improvement is its first goal. ...
... d) Bentham and Mill were bossy people. e) self-improvement is its first goal. ...
Responding to Love in Love
... Happiness • "Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You" From the Confessions Saint Augustine of Hippo ...
... Happiness • "Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You" From the Confessions Saint Augustine of Hippo ...
Hedonic treadmill
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. Brickman and Campbell coined the term in their essay ""Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society"" (1971). During the late 1990s, the concept was modified by Michael Eysenck, a British psychologist, to become the current ""hedonic treadmill theory"" which compares the pursuit of happiness to a person on a treadmill, who has to keep walking just to stay in the same place. The concept dates back millennia, to such writers as St. Augustine, cited in Robert Burton's 1621 Anatomy of Melancholy: ""A true saying it is, Desire hath no rest, is infinite in itself, endless, and as one calls it, a perpetual rack, or horse-mill.""The Hedonic (or Happiness) Set Point has gained interest throughout the field of positive psychology where it has been developed and revised further. Given that hedonic adaptation generally demonstrates that a person's long term happiness is not significantly affected by otherwise impactful events, positive psychology has concerned itself with the discovery of things that can lead to lasting changes in happiness levels.