ARAGON, Shaina B.

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STS May 15, 2020

Chapter 6

Reading Exercise:

Good 1. It is that which all things aim.

Eudaimonia 2. It is an ancient Greek word which means living and doing well.

Happiness 3. It is said to be the ultimate end of human action. It is pursued for its own sake.

Aristotle 4. He is the ancient Greek philosopher known for Nicomachean Ethics.

True 5. The Good life means that I make sure I improve without necessarily taking the others

into consideration. True or False?

False 6. One does not need to eat healthfully to live the good life. True or False?

False 7. Excellence of character is innate. It does not have to be practiced. True or False?

Virtue 8. It is the constant practice of the good.

Moral Virtue 9. Intellectual Virtue 10. For items 9 and 10, give Aristotle’s two kinds of virtue.

Questions for Reflection:

1. In your opinion, what constitutes a good life?

In my opinion, a good life has many layers depending on who you are. We decide

certain things from the beginning that we consider a good life. And I personally think we all
try to achieve this certain goal beneath the surface. I'm interested as well what constitutes a

good life for others. For me in the simplest form I would say:

 To grow as an individual, grow with your family, your friends, people, and to learn to

accept each person as they are. Doesn't mean I have to agree, but I think you get the idea.

 To have healthy food on the table every day, to have quality time, to cherish every

moment.

 To conquer your fears, catch your dreams, learn something new every day/improve

something you know.

 To be able to give your family a bright future whichever way they decide to go.

 To make something familiar/routine new/fresh as if you're learning it again for the first

time when it feels unfulfilling.

 To teach your children how to grow as individuals themselves, to love, to share, to

disagree, etc.

 To not forget how to live in the moment.

2. What does Aristotle say about the good life? Does it still stand in the contemporary

world?

According to Aristotle, happiness and having a good life is about virtue. He consider

the end of humans to be the good life. According to him, having a good life is having

happiness or prosperity which can be accomplished by living a life according to virtue which

is achieved by continually living in a virtuous manner or living with high moral standards.
 This must still stand in the contemporary world because most people are being

obsessed with material things. For most people, having a good life is being rich with material

possessions. They miss to remember that happiness and having a good life is living a life that

is consistent with having high moral standards.

3. How is the progress of science and technology a movement toward the good life?

Progress of Science and Technology leads us to good life because it allows us to have

the following:

 Easy Access to Information - because there is continuous development in the field of

science especially to technology, information can now be easily accessed. With just a

click, tons of information is shown to you. You need not go to a library to search for the

book or read a lot of resources just to get the information that you need. The internet will

provide you almost all the things you need. You just need to be careful because not all in

the internet are credible information.

 Faster Resolution to Problems - A good example of this is in the field of healthcare.

There are diseases that were categorized as dreaded before but can now be easily treated.

Medical professionals as well as specialists from the field of research made is possible.

They never stopped looking for solutions especially to those fatal diseases. With science

and technology being improved progressively, the trend of improved treatment will

surely continue.

 Better and More Options to Choose From - If before, we are left to the option we get used

to, the improvement in science and technology empowered people to search and discover
to better options. Options are presented for people to choose, whichever will be

convenient to them. This also gives people the liberty to choose.