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The Good Life
The Good Life
useful in defining
what the good life is
Everyone is moving
towards the good.
taking a rest
Everyone is moving
towards the good.
training
for a sport
or a dance
wealth
= an intermediate good
= only instrumental cannot be the
= not self-sufficient ultimate good
= does not stop from
aiming for some other very wealthy,
‘greater’ good and yet unhappy…
SOME POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE
ULTIMATE GOOD…
A defining characteristic of
buen vivir is harmony,
between human beings,
and also between human
beings and nature.
◦Take-home Task
◦ page 109
◦ Follow the instructions
Group with 3 members: Watch the documentary
film, That Sugar Film
Guide Questions:
1. How production & consumption of sugar affect your
journey towards the good life?
2. How does unreflective consumption of sugar affect
human life?
3. Is there a need for industries to regulate the
production of sugar-based products?
Answer the Diagnostics.
1. It is that which all things aim. ◦ True or False
2. It is an ancient Greek word which 8. The good life means that I
means living and doing well.
make sure I improve without
3. It is said to be the ultimate end of necessarily taking the others
human action.
into consideration.
4. He is the ancient Greek
philosopher known for 9. One does not need to eat
Nicomachean Ethics. healthfully to live the good
5. It is the constant practice of the life.
good. 10.Excellence of character is
For items 6 and 7, give Aristotle’s two innate.
kinds of virtue.
page 95
WHEN TECHNOLOGY
AND HUMANITY CROSS
Section 4
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS