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GYNE MARY S. ABON BSChE-2 Date: Nov.

19, 2019

Activity 2: Fill in the blanks

Using the table below, list down the different advantages and disadvantages of the different schools
of thought in attaining good life and happiness.

School of Thought Advantages Disadvantages


1. Materialism  Having such  Materialist people tend
possessions for a to care less about the
materialistic person environment and other
means achieving life people.
goals like happiness,  It makes people to
success and desirability. develop negative
 Being desirous of things feelings such as
could make them to selfishness, lust,
have greater jealous, envy, and
achievements, not only hopelessness.
on material things  Some study shows that
(mainly) but also on materialistic people are
other things that they generally less happy
want in life. and less grateful in life.
 They are active They experience more
customers in the negative emotions and
market which means fewer positive ones
that they contribute that’s they are more
more to the economic prone to anxiety
progress of the disorders, depression
country. and other related
illnesses.
2. Hedonism  The idea only focuses  Never ever think about
on maximum happiness or consider investing on
and minimum pain of his future.
an individual.  Addiction and excessive
 One type of it, the consumption of
Hedonistic alcohols and other
Utilitarianism has this drugs are bad for
theory which states hedonist’s health.
that the right action is  Some bad habits that
the one that produces could give hedonist
the greatest net pleasure like drinking
happiness for all alcoholic beverages and
concerned. even taking prohibited
 Some things which can drugs make them
give pleasure are good short-lived.
for one’s health like  There can be
when a glass of wine, exploitation of
which actually contains resources in times of
antioxidant flavonoid great need.
and have a protective  It makes people to
effect against heart develop greed.
disease.
 It promotes
consumerism which
contributes to
economic progress.
3. Stoicism  Stoics can be  Dealing problems and
affectionate and pain on their own can
reflective of their own be hard for stoics
selves. because they are more
 They have self-control likely to fight alone
and being calm makes without seeking the
them stay out of fights help of others.
and quarrels.  They seemed to be
 They love to be at emotionless and blank
peace by themselves because they are not
and enjoy to be alone. that comfortable to
display their feelings.
4. Theism  Theists see their life as  Their own conception
a life of purpose. about the true God
 They have quite an clashed with others and
honest conception and this could bear wars.
view of their own  Sometimes because of
character and own problems that would
mistakes. come into their faces,
 Knowing that they have they would feel like
a God, there will always God is the reason for it.
be someone at their They would blame and
side in times of despair. think that God was
 They are full of never by their side.
inspirations towards  They are sensitive to
good causes that are deeper meanings of life
usually bound by the which is not always
idea of sowing good accepted by the society
and reaping good. because religions differ
in traditions and
beliefs.
5. Humanism  In here, the free will of  Humanists are not
an individual is the only theistic. They don’t
impetus for them to act care about God nor
on their own way. believe in supernatural
 It focuses on the matters.
individual as a human  Possibilities would be: if
being. people don’t believe in
 They have a strong self- god, there’s nothing to
value. prevent someone from
 They have morals committing a crime.
which refer to the
principle of an
individual regarding
right and wrong.

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