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Happiness Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing
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Chapters 1 and 2 of Book I of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics establish that his purpose is to determine the “chief good” of all human activity. However, Aristotle has still not explained precisely what this chief good is. In this lecture we will continue our examination of Aristotle’s search for the “chief good” by looking at Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of Book I. • While we will still not find Aristotle’s final answer to this question here, his conception of the good human life will begin to come into sharper focus. We will see some clear examples of what does not constitute the good life and this will enable us to make some positive claims about what features the chief good does possess. Furthermore, Aristotle gives this “chief good” a more concrete name – he calls it “happiness.” But this just brings up even more questions because it is not yet clear exactly what happiness is. Is it subjective? Objective? Is it a psychological state (like pleasure), or a course of action and way of life? And how do we achieve it? Do we find happiness through pursuing wealth, pleasure, honor, or virtue? Or, is it something else entirely? This lecture will examine the approach that Aristotle takes to these questions. • 0:00 – Introduction • 2:27 – Happiness and Eudaimonia • 7:17 – What is happiness? • 13:37 – Three Values: Utility, Pleasure, and Virtue • 19:54 – Three Lives: Pleasure, Politics, and Contemplation • 23:34 – Happiness and Pleasure • 28:02 – Happiness, Honor, and Virtue • ***** • For the pdf document used in this video see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hi47... • ***** • Below are previous lectures on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: • (1) The Nature and Science of “the Good”: • The Nature and Science of “the Good”
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