PHI 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Eudaimonia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1102
• Professor: Mark Brown

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Phi 1102 lecture notes (week3) (cid:712)(cid:700)(cid:697) (cid:698)(cid:707)(cid:695)(cid:713)(cid:711) (cid:712)(cid:707)(cid:696)ay (cid:701)(cid:711) a(cid:710)(cid:701)(cid:711)(cid:712)(cid:707)(cid:712)(cid:704)(cid:697) . He states (cid:758)(cid:700)(cid:734)(cid:742) can a perfect, unchanging world be the ideal form of this world, where change (cid:738)(cid:740)(cid:737)(cid:737)(cid:734)(cid:740)(cid:733)(cid:723)(cid:738) (cid:740)(cid:738)? (cid:759: he [aristotle] was highly influenced by biology. He noticed that everything in nature is in a constant state of change: everything in nature has a telos everything has a purpose, function, end, or goal that is strives to fulfill. Eudaimonia: he believes that we [all humans] aim to pursuit some sort of good. The good for humans is to achieve some sort of happiness. We all want to achieve happiness: happiness for aristotle is not equal to hedonism or simple pleasure. Not through drugs, etc: (cid:700)(cid:720)(cid:735)(cid:735)(cid:728)(cid:733)(cid:724)(cid:738)(cid:738) (cid:737)(cid:724)(cid:731)(cid:720)(cid:739)(cid:724)(cid:738) (cid:739)(cid:734) (cid:739)(cid:727)(cid:724) (cid:699)(cid:737)(cid:724)(cid:724)(cid:730) (cid:742)(cid:734)(cid:737)(cid:723) (cid:758)(cid:697)(cid:740)(cid:723)(cid:720)(cid:728)(cid:732)(cid:734)(cid:733)(cid:728)(cid:720)(cid:759) which means leading or living an admirable life, being blessed by the gods, leading or living a life that is worth living, living well, having a good reputation.