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Aristotle's Guide to a Good Life

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics explores the concept of eudaimonia, or living well. Aristotle believed that all human actions aim for the ultimate good of eudaimonia. Eudaimonia involves living happily and excelling through virtue. The document then lists 10 golden rules for living the good life according to Aristotle, such as examining life through reason, treasuring friendship, avoiding excess, and showing kindness towards others.

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Aristotle's Guide to a Good Life

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics explores the concept of eudaimonia, or living well. Aristotle believed that all human actions aim for the ultimate good of eudaimonia. Eudaimonia involves living happily and excelling through virtue. The document then lists 10 golden rules for living the good life according to Aristotle, such as examining life through reason, treasuring friendship, avoiding excess, and showing kindness towards others.

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MODULE 7

THE ESSENCE OF GOOD LIFE

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ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS AND MODERN
CONCEPTS OF THE GOOD LIFE

 The Nicomachean Ethics advances an
understanding of ethics known as virtue ethics

 Aristotle said that all human actions aim the


ultimate good

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 Eudaimonia – the concept of living and doing
well or blessedness
- living a good life is living with a
good spirit
- characterized by happiness and
excellence

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 Happiness – living an empowered and a
flourishing life

 Excellence – becoming the best version of


oneself in whatever role he is into.

 Ethical value = happiness and excellence

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 Virtuous action = noble action = happiness
 requires: prudence; discipline and practice

 Virtues = good life


 Intellectual virtues
 moral virtue

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TEN GOLDEN RULES ON LIVING THE GOOD LIFE

1. Examine life – examining life through reason

2. Worry only about the things that are in your control

3. Treasure friendship

4. Experience true pleasure: it is disciplined and


restrained

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TEN GOLDEN RULES ON LIVING THE GOOD LIFE

5. Master yourself. Resist any external action that


might delimit thought and action; stop deceiving
yourself

6. Avoid Excess

7. Be a Responsible Human being

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TEN GOLDEN RULES ON LIVING THE GOOD LIFE

8. Don’t be a Prosperous Fool

9. Don’t Do Evil to Others

10. Kindness towards others tends to be rewarded

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