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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