PHILOS 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rein, Hedonism, Some Thoughts Concerning Education
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When one considers the many aspects of one"s inner life, it becomes clear that most, if not all of them are based upon some philosophical conception. Psychologists have long known that individuals, who have a strong sense of their life"s purpose, as well as a spiritual, religious, or ethical viewpoint, tend to live longer, healthier lives. Further, they are less likely to suffer from depressive episodes (hassad, 2000). Although each person"s individual philosophy of life is different, there are some well known philosophical interpretations that can shed some light upon common attitudes concerning personal identity. Six famous life philosophies are attributed to socrates, freud, albert. While it is true that many people draw their personal life philosophies from religion few recognize that most actual life philosophies are a kind of hybrid derived from cultural, moral, religious, spiritual, and psychological sources.
