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All Stories published by The Good Life Fall ‘23 on August 24, 2023

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k mckenzieee in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Perceptions of Happiness

Aristotle’s Quote from the bottom of page 25 to the top of page 26 offers a compelling view of happiness. I found this quote so intriguing because he expounds on how everyone, for the most part, agrees on the word happiness, which is desired and sought after by many. Nonetheless, He…

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ajarrett in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Virtues v.s. Habits

Aristotle believes that virtues are developed through repeated actions. He uses the example building makes you a builder. Just as Aristotle, I agree that practicing morally right things makes you virtuous just as practicing building makes you a builder. So if someone practices honesty as a…

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Ssandles in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 24, 2023

Happiness?

Aristotle has stated that happiness is perceived as a feeling whereas the greek gods have said that it is only apart of what constitutes happiness. In the reading it brings up the question that are we truly happy? or does the human mind just make it seem like you’re happy when certain things happen to you…

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Laura in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Aristotle’s concept of happiness

For Aristotle, happiness wasn’t just a state or a feeling. For him happiness meant acting in a way that is guided by reason. If this activity is done continuously and in a way that is good, the activity becomes a virtue and part of our being (cf. Irwin pp. 22, 29, 33)…

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Nevae in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

The Things We Cannot Control

When reading Epictetus’ Handbook, I noticed that a repeated topic in his teachings is the concept of control. He repeatedly goes back to this idea of what we as humans can and cannot control. To summarize his stance on this, he believed that we should just accept the things that…

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Clayton in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Week 2 Blog Response

Epictetus wrote that everything we are given in life can and will be taken away from us so we should not mourn the loss. This really resonated with me. This subject is mainly catered toward physical items but I took it a step forward with people. I have always had a weird way of thinking…

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Olivia M in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Borrowed Time Given Back

Loss is one thing that every human being has to deal with. It is one constant throughout the entirety of our existence. Because of this, there are infinite interpretations of death, the afterlife, and how to handle the grief of loss. While it is admittedly morbid, I often find myself…

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Ecolbert in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Aristotle and virtues

Aristotle's ideas of virtues aligns with how they are obtained through individuals. As we continue to grow and constantly act, our virtues grow with us. Just as Aristotle uses the harp analogy to explains how, “For playing the harp makes both good and and harpist”. Our virtues act the…

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tucker in The Good Life Fall ‘23

Aug 23, 2023

Humans Are Animals Too

After reading our excerpt of The Enchiridion, I was struck by how (despite a heavy internal focus) Stoicism ignores one of the biggest sources of wisdom in the human experience. Epictetus emphasizes that we must do away with emotions ranging from positive to negative for fear that they…

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Undergraduates explore questions about “the good life” with the help of philosophers, religious thinkers, and popular authors

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