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He puts everything back to the ground, claiming that this world is all there is to it and that it is the only reality we can all access.

Aristotle

There is no reality over and above what the senses can perceive.

Aristotle

Only by observing the external world can one truly understand what reality is all about.

Aristotle

Change is a process that is inherent in things.

Aristotle

The most important ancient Greek Philosopher and scientist.

Aristotle

He was a student of Plato, who was then a student of Socrates.

Aristotle

He attempted to explain what the GOOD is.

Aristotle

He thought that things in this world are not real and are only copies of the real in the world of forms.

Plato

Change is so perplexing that it can only make sense if there are two realities:

Plato, The world of forms, The world of matter

He recognized change as a process and a phenomenon.

Plato

Happiness

Eudaimonia

The ultimate end of human action.

Eudaimonia

Is that which people pursue for its own sake.

Eudaimonia

Financial stability for one's family.

Eudaimonia

The power achieved from winning the elections.

Eudaimonia

The harmony and peace as a reward for taking care of the environment.

Eudaimonia

All these and more are pursued for the sake of happiness.

Eudaimonia

Is unique to humans for it's a uniquely human function.

Eudaimonia

Aristotle's notion of a "tripartite sou".

Eudaimonia

It is achieved only through a rationally directed life.

Eudaimonia

Atomists:

Democritus, Leucippus, Materialism

The world is made up of and is controlled by the tiny indivisible units in the world called ___.

Materialism, Atomos or Seeds

The world and also human beings is made up of matter.

Materialism

It comes together randomly to form the things in the world.

Materialism, Atomos

It is what makes us attain happiness.

Materialism, Matter

Hedonists:

Acquiring Pleasure, Hedonism

Life is about obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited.

Hedonism

The mantra of this school of thought is the famous, "___" led by ___.

Hedonism, Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die., Epicurus

They do not buy any notion of afterlife just like the materialists.

Hedonism

Stoics:

Epicurus, Stoicism

They espoused the idea that to generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic.

Stoicism

Means to be indifferent.

Apatheia

Happiness can only be attained by a careful practice of apathy.

Stoicism

We should adopt the fact that some things are not within our control. The sooner we realize this, the happier we can become.

Stoicism

Theists:

The communion with God, Theism

Most people find meaning of their lives using God as a fulcrum of their existence.

Theism

To witness how people base their life goals on beliefs that hinged on some form of supernatural reality called ___.

Theism, Heaven

The world where we are in is only just a temporary reality where we have to maneuver around while waiting for the ultimate return to the hands of God.

Theism

Humanists:

The captain on his own ship, Humanism

The freedom of man to carve his own destiny and to legislate his own laws, free from shackles of a God that monitors and controls.

Humanism

They turned to technology in order to ease the difficulty of life.

Scientists, Humanism

They are ready to confront more sophisticated attempts at altering the world for the benefit of humanity and willing to tamper with time and space in the name of technology.

Scientists, Humanism

It allowed us to tinker with our sexuality.

Technology, Humanism

Whether or not we agree with these technological advancements, there are all undertaken in the hopes of a good life.

Medical Operations, Hormones, Humanism

The balance, between good life, ethics and technology has to be attained.

Humanism

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