ethics chapter 5

• ARISTIPPUS 


  BECAME A FOLLOWER OF SOCRATES, FOUNDED CYRENAIC SCHOOL.
• THE HEDONIST PHILOSOPHY


  -CAME FROM THE GREEK WORD ἡδονή (hedone)

  THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE IS BIRTHRIGHT PLEASURE IS ALWAYS GOOD REGARDLESS OF ITS SOURCE
• EPICURRUS


  MADE HIS OWN PHILOSOPHY, SELF-TAUGHT, EXPOSED TO WRITING OF DEMOCRITUS, FOUNDED GARDEN
• THE EPICUREANISM PHILOSOPHY


  the pursuit of pleasure, tranquility, and the avoidance of pain as the ultimate goals of human life.

  philosophy is important to avoid ignorance and supertitions.

  banishes the fear of God and the fear itself
• ACTIVE PLEASURE ( KINETIC)


  the pleasure you feel while doing the action.
• STATIC PLEASURE ( KATASTEMATIC)


  the pleasure from contentment or tranquility.
• Natural and Necessary


  easy to satisfy ex. food, water, shelter, friends
• Natural and Unnecessary


  the more problem incase of not availability ex. luxurious food& items, sex
• Unnatural and Unnecessary


  causes pain keep wanting more ex. extreme wealth, fame, power
• THE DUTY OF THE HUMAN PERSON


  highest pleasure is intellectual and the greatest good is PEACE OF MIND. humans have the power and regulate one’s own desire. every human being can control his own life
• Hedonism


  live your life to the fullest, cares about the present time, physical pleasure is the best
• Epicureanism


  in moderation, everything is made up of atoms, believes God eternally, banishes fear from God
• HEDONISM AND EPICUREANISM, BOTH SEEKS PLEASURE AND AVOIDS PAIN
• Epicureanism, it emphasizes the importance of cultivating virtuous friendships and engaging in acts of kindness and generosity
• 8 COUNSELS AS THE BASIC GUIDE TO EPICUREAN LIVING

  1. Do not fear God

  2. Do not worry about deaths

  3. Do not fear pain

  4. Live a simple life

  5. Pursue pleasure wisely

  6. Make friends and be a good friend

  7. Be honest in your business and private life

  8. Avoid fame and political ambition
• STOICISM


  was also aiming for happiness but unlike EPICUREANS who held that happiness could be obtained by PLEASURE, STOICS held that happiness can be obtained by WISDOM
• CYNICISM


  was a philosophical school that revolted against the rigidly ordered philosophies of Plato and Aristotle