Learning Outcomes: Chapter 6: THE GOOD LIFE

URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
College of Arts and Sciences
Chapter 6: THE GOOD LIFE
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this chapter, the students should be able to:
1. explain the concept of the good life as posited by Aristotle
2. define the good life in own words
3. Examine shared concerns that make up the good life to come up with innovative and
creative solutions to contemporary issues guided by ethical standards.
Introduction:
Everyone is in pursuit of the good life. We do certain things because we want
to achieve a life which will make us happy and content.
NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS and MODERN CONCEPTS

Aristotle, an important ancient Greek philosopher whose work spans from natural
philosophy to logic and political theory, attempted to explain what the good is.
 “All human activities aim at some good. Every art and human inquiry, and
similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for
this reason the good has been rightly declared as that at which all things
aim.”
“.....both the many and the cultivated call it happiness, and suppose that
living well and doing well are the same as being happy’
 Everyone is moving towards the good.
 The good is expressed and manifested in many various ways for different
persons and circumstances.
 The good life, however, is more than these countless expressions of what is
good. It is characterized by happiness that springs from living and doing
well.
EUDAIMONIA is the ancient Greek word called this concept as “living well and doing
well”, derived from two Greek words, “eu” meaning “good” & “daimon” meaning “spirit”.
Generally refers to the “good life”, which is marked by “happiness” and “excellence”
 a flourishing life filled with meaningful endeavors that empower the human
person to be the best version of himself
 According to Aristotle, Happiness is the ultimate end of human action.

 Happiness defines a good life; that which comes from living a life of virtue, a life
of excellence and good quality, manifested from the personal to the global scale.
 Virtue plays a significant role in the living and attainment of the good life.
It is the constant practice of the good no matter how difficult the
circumstances may be.
 Virtue is the excellence of character that empowers one to do and be good.
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Questions for reflection:
1. In your opinion, what constitutes a good life?
2. What does Aristotle say about the good life? Does it still stand in the
contemporary world?
3. How is the progress of science and technology a movement towards the good life?
Answer the following question?
_________________1 It is that which all things aim.

_________________2 It is an ancient Greek word which means living and doing well.
_________________3 It is said to be the ultimate end of human action.
_________________4 He is the ancient Greek philosopher known for Nicomachean Ethics.
For questions 5 & 7. Write TRUE or FALSE.
_________________5 The good life means that I make sure I improve without necessarily
taking the others into consideration.
_________________6 One does not need to eat healthy fully to live the good life.
_________________7 Excellence of character is innate. It does not have to be practiced.
_________________8 It is the constant practice of the good.
For questions 9-10

_________________9 Write the Aristotle’s two kinds of virtue
_________________10
Activity
View the short film entitled “Village of the watermills”.
1. What is “the good life? ”Is our personal concept of “the good life” the same as
what was depicted in the film?
2. Which part of the film struck you most? Why?
3. Based on the film, discuss how technology reveals nature and the human person’s
role in it.

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URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

Chapter 6: THE GOOD LIFE

NICHOMACHEAN ETHICS and MODERN CONCEPTS

 According to Aristotle, Happiness is the ultimate end of human action.

Questions for reflection:

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

Answer the following question?

_________________1 It is that which all things aim.

For questions 5 & 7. Write TRUE or FALSE.

For questions 9-10

View the short film entitled “Village of the watermills”.

2. Which part of the film struck you most? Why?

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