SS036 The Good Life — Transcript

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1. 0:00good day everyone welcome to ss36
2. 0:03science technology and Society
3. 0:06for this lesson we will be talking about
4. 0:09the good life
5. 0:12in this lesson we will be talking about
6. 0:15nicomachian ethics and other modern
7. 0:18Concepts
8. 0:21at the end of this lesson it is expected
9. 0:24that you will be able to explain the
10. 0:27concept of the good life as posited by
11. 0:29Aristotle
12. 0:31Define a good life in your own words
13. 0:34and examine shared concerns that make up
14. 0:37the good life to come up with Innovative
15. 0:39and Creative Solutions to contemporary
16. 0:42issues Guided by ethical standards
17. 0:45to start with let us talk about
18. 0:47Aristotle Aristotle an important ancient
19. 0:51Greek philosopher whose Works fans from
20. 0:54natural philosophy to logic and
21. 0:56political Theory attempted to explain
22. 0:58what the good is this definition may be
23. 1:02useful in our pursuit of the truth in
24. 1:06nicomachian ethics Aristotle stated that
25. 1:09all human activities aim at some good
26. 1:13every arts and human inquiry and
27. 1:16similarly every action in Pursuit is
28. 1:18thought to aim at some good and for this
29. 1:21reason the good has been rightly
30. 1:23declared as that at which all things aim
31. 1:27everyone is moving towards the good thus
32. 1:30completing one's studies training for a
33. 1:33sport or taking a rest is good
34. 1:36the good is expressed and manifested in
35. 1:39many various ways for different persons
36. 1:41and circumstances the good life on the
37. 1:45other hand is more than this countless
38. 1:47expressions of what is good it is
39. 1:50characterized by happiness that Springs
40. 1:52from living and doing well
41. 1:55the ancient Greeks call this concept of
42. 1:58living well and doing well as eudaimonia
43. 2:01the work came from the Greek word you
44. 2:03meaning good and Daemon meaning spirit
45. 2:07taken together it generally refers to
46. 2:10the good life which is marked by
47. 2:12happiness and excellence
48. 2:14it is a flourishing life filled with
49. 2:17meaningful and divorce that empower the
50. 2:19human person to be the best version of
51. 2:22himself or herself if one is a student
52. 2:25then he or she acts to be the best
53. 2:27version of a student by studying well
54. 2:30and fulfilling the demands of the school
55. 2:32award is an athlete then he or she
56. 2:36strives to be the best version of an
57. 2:38athlete by training hard as well as
58. 2:40joining and winning in sports
59. 2:42competitions
60. 2:44furthermore according to aristotel
61. 2:46happiness is the ultimate End Of Human
62. 2:49Action it is that which people pursue
63. 2:52for its own sake Financial stability for
64. 2:55one's family the power achieved for
65. 2:58winning the elections or the Harmony in
66. 3:00peace as a reward for taking care of the
67. 3:02environment all this and more are
68. 3:05pursued for the sake of happiness
69. 3:07happiness defines a good life this
70. 3:10happiness however is not the kind that
71. 3:13comes from the sense8 pressures it is
72. 3:16that which comes from living a life of
73. 3:18virtue a life of Excellence manifested
74. 3:22from the personal to the global scale
75. 3:25for example making sure that one avoids
76. 3:28sugary and processed foods to keep
77. 3:30healthy is an activity that expresses
78. 3:32virtue the resulting Health adds to
79. 3:35one's well-being and happiness another
80. 3:38example is taking care of the
81. 3:40environment through proper Waste
82. 3:42Management which results in a clean
83. 3:44environment and adds to people's
84. 3:46well-being and happiness
85. 3:48this Rich's actions require discipline
86. 3:51and practice on the other hand
87. 3:53activities contrary to Virtue are those
88. 3:56which do not result in happiness the
89. 3:59lack of discipline in eating healthful
90. 4:01food eventually makes one sick the lack
91. 4:04of concern for the environment destroys
92. 4:07the Earth you live in
93. 4:09thus disregard for virtuous actions
94. 4:12especially for the sake of convenience
95. 4:14and gratification does not contribute to
96. 4:16happiness
97. 4:18therefore the good life is marked by
98. 4:21happiness brought about by virtuous
99. 4:23human actions and decisions that affect
100. 4:25the individual self and the Greater
101. 4:27Community it is characterized by a life
102. 4:30of flourishing of oneself and of others
103. 4:33the good life doesn't happen in a bubble
104. 4:36where only one person is flourishing
105. 4:38others have to be in it too virtue plays
106. 4:42a significant role in the living and
107. 4:44attainment of the good life it is the
108. 4:47constant practice of the good no matter
109. 4:49how difficult the circumstances may be
110. 4:52virtue is the Excellence of character
111. 4:54that empowers one to do and be good such
112. 4:58virtue is cultivated with habit and
113. 5:00discipline as it is not a one-time deed
114. 5:03but a constant and consistent series of
115. 5:06actions everyone has a capacity within
116. 5:09himself or herself to be good but he or
117. 5:12she also has to be disciplined to make a
118. 5:15habit of exercising the good
119. 5:18virtue then being of two kinds are of
120. 5:22intellectual and moral virtue
121. 5:25intellectual virtually in the main owes
122. 5:27its birth and growth to teaching for
123. 5:29which reason it requires experience and
124. 5:32time while moral virtue comes about as a
125. 5:35result of habit
126. 5:36the onward progress of science and
127. 5:39technology is also the movement towards
128. 5:41a good life science and technology are
129. 5:44one of the highest expressions of human
130. 5:46faculties they allow us to strive and
131. 5:49flourish in life if we so desire it
132. 5:52Science and Technology may also corrupt
133. 5:54a person but drowning oneself in virtue
134. 5:57will help him or her steer clear of
135. 6:00danger
136. 6:01as you come to the end of this
137. 6:03presentation let us take time to ponder
138. 6:06all the answers to these questions first
139. 6:09in your opinion what constitutes a good
140. 6:12life
141. 6:13second what does Aristotle say about the
142. 6:16good life does it still stand in the
143. 6:19Contemporary world
144. 6:21and the last one how is the progress of
145. 6:24Science and Technology a movement
146. 6:26towards a good life
147. 6:29that's it for this lesson in ss36
148. 6:32science technology and Society about a
149. 6:35good life thank you very much for
150. 6:37listening and have a great day ahead