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    What Is the Good Life?

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    to the Good Life By Devin Fink Ethics Business and Public Administration Professor Michael Beltz October 9th‚ 2012 The “good life” is a phrase that is used to describe the ideal life for one to live. According to Aristotle‚ the good life should be free of any greed‚ full of virtue‚ pleasure‚ and friendships‚ as well as excellence in whatever you may do. I would agree with all of the things he believed in. Many people in America would argue that the good life

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    What is a good life?

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    is a good life? In today’s world‚ humans are often misled on what really is a good life. We are constantly shown through the television and magazines that being rich and famous is the way to go when it comes to a good life‚ when in truth many of them are miserable by problems that usually wouldn’t affect the common person. In truth there are only a few that are rich and famous and do achieve what can probably considered one of the greatest achievement’s by a man which is having a good life. In my

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    What Is the Good Life?

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    What is the "Good Life"? There are many different interpretations of what the "good life" truly is. Individualists believe that the "good life" is pleasing oneself; while utilitarians believe that the "good life" is acting for the good of the rest of society and others. Philosophers also have their own interpretations. One philosopher that has his own interpretation is Plato in the Symposium. Plato portrays to the philosopher ’s "good life" when he uses the phrase "my greatest pleasure." The choice

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    Cost of the Good Life

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    extravagant lifestyle‚ and wealth all come to mind when I ponder the good life but what does the good life actually cost? At first glance‚ this seems like a loaded question that requires multiple dissertations in order to answer. I even contemplated whether or not the good life had a cost at all. Breaking the good life into separate topics relieves much of the stress when it comes to giving an answer. In terms of consumerism‚ the good life is damaging to the environment‚ places too much emphasis on money

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    Demonstrating a Good Life

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    Demonstrating a Good Life There are various incidents in the story of Gilgamesh that demonstrates the way to live a good life. Throughout the years that in many different things to enlighten your life. For instance‚ "Don’t go where money is go where your heart is‚" Remove negative thoughts‚ and charity begins at home. The Epic of Gilgamesh was always considered to be the greatest work of ancient Mesopotamia and the earliest of the world literature. The main character Gilgamesh went through many

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    Socrates Good Life

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    What is the Good life? How does one achieve the good life? Is the good life attainable for all people? These questions were all juggled by Socrates in Ancient Greece between 300-400 BCE. Socrates was known for being a great speaker and being able to get his point across to those who listened. Socrates’ knowledge formed the basis for the start of his prodigy Plato‚ who went on to be a famous philosopher of his own right. In The Apology‚ Socrates’ idea of the Good Life is detailed through The Socratic

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    Doorley Good Life

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    Doorley’s essay has changed the way that I look at life. Before I viewed the choices that we made‚ simply as choices. Now I realize that there is so much more behind every choice‚ and often the choices that we make are already made for us. Frequently we make our choices on the premise of what others have done before us‚ rather than doing what we want and‚ or need to do. Doorley’s essay also scares me‚ because it leads me to believe that no decision I’ve ever made was truly authentic due to all the

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    According to Aristotle the good life is the happy life‚ as happiness is an end in itself. He also believes that all actions aim at the good and that the good is happiness. I believe ‘some’ of Aristotle’s views on the good life are correct but I believe sometimes we can sacrifice our own happiness for someone else’s happiness and the people that don’t have the power to reason do have souls and they are still as human as everybody else. In order to make my point I will first have to explain Aristotle’s

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    depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George put Lennie under his wing and George prevented Lennie from Suffering. A good friend should always influence you in a good way and help make you a

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    Freedom and the Good Life

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    Freedom and the Good Life Most people believe that freedom is one of the most important things in the world. Freedom is not only mandatory for a good life but it also seems to be essential for morality .In his discussion of moral philosophy and freedom‚ Immanuel Kant wrote that “Ought implies can”. It is often said that without freedom there cannot be morality and there would not be much worth living for. Two very important questions related to are raised that are frequently overlooked. These

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