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• Jason Nickel Article


  More often than not, development is equated with growth and greater consumption.
• Jason Nickel Article


  the more that a population is able to consume, the wealthier it is
• Jason nICKel Article


  , the more that a person is able to buy stuff, the higher he/she is on the development scale.
• The planet is already overburdened with human activities. It is about time that we rethink our standards of development if we truly want to live a good life.
• Jason Nickel


  an anthropologist at the London School of Economics
• Jason Nickel


  challenges us to rethink and reflect on a different paradigm of “de-development.”
• The progress of human civilizations throughout history mirrors the development of science and technology. The human person, as both the bearer and beneficiary of science and technology, flourishes and finds meaning in the world that he/she builds
• In the person’s pursuit of the good life, he may unconsciously acquire, consume, or destroy what the world has to offer.
• Science and technology must be taken as part of human life that merits reflective and meditative thinking - 


  Martin Heidegger
• To able to appreciate the fruits of science and technology, they must be examined not only for their function and instrumentality but also for their greater impact on humanity as a whole
• The various gadgets, machines, appliances, and vehicles are all tools that make human lives easier because they serve as a means to end.
• Human Flourishing


  defined as an endeavor to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within the context of a larger community of individuals.
• Human Flourishing


  means access to the pleasant life, the engaged or good life and the meaningful life.
• human flourishing


  development of attributes and social and personal levels that exhibit character strengths and virtues that are commonly agreed across different cultures.
• Eudaimonia


  happiness according to the greeks.
• ARISTOTLE


  HE SAID THAT THERE IS AN END OF ALL THE ACTIONS THAT WE PERFORM WHICH WE DESIRE FOR IT
• Flourishing


  the greatest good of human endeavors and that toward which all actions aim
• 1. Philosophical Life
  2. Life of pleasure
  3. Life of political activity


  Conceptions of the best life for human
• Eudaimonia


  good spirit is a property of one’s life when considered as a whole.
• Eudaimonia


  formally egoistic in that a person’s normative reason for choosing particular actions stems from the idea that he must pursue his own good or flourishing.
• Eudaimonia


  implies a divine state of being that humanity is able to strive toward and possibly reach.
• Happiness


  is “doing well” and” living well”. It is a pleasant state of mind.
• Lack of Suspicion and Resentment

  Nursing a grudge was a major factor in UNHAPPINESS.
• Not living in the past

  Pre-occupation with past mistakes and failures lead to depression.
• Not wasting time and energy fighting things you cannot change

  Cooperate with life
• Stay involved with the living world

  Resist withdrawal and become exclusive during stress
• Refuse to indulge in self-pity

  • When life hands you a raw deal. No one gets through life without some sorrow and misfortune.
• Cultivate old fashioned virtues

  Love, Compassion, Humor and Loyalty
• Don’t expect too much from yourself

  Gap between expectation and ability

  Feeling inadequacy
• Find something bigger than yourself to believe in

  Self-centered egotistical people score lowest in any test measuring happiness.
• EPICURUS

  He said that Eudaemon a life of pleasure maintains that life of pleasure coincides with the life of virtue.
• EPICURUS


  He understands Eudaimonia as a more or less continuous experience of pleasure and, also freedom from pain and distress. Virtue is only instrumentally related to happiness.
• VIRTUE


  is only instrumentally related to happiness
• Happiness = Pleasure
• Happiness is man’s greatest aiming life. Tranquillity and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.
• Socrates


  He believed that virtues such as self-control, justice, courage, wisdom, piety and related qualities of mind and soul are absolutely crucial if a person is to lead a good and happy life
• Virtues guarantee a happy life-Eudaimonia
• Socrates


  He said that the secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
• wisdom


  Creativity, Curiosity, judgment, Love of Learning and Perspective
• Courage


  Bravery, Persistence, Honesty and Zest