UTM116H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eudaimonia, Epicurus, Neuroticism
12 Dec 2018
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Imagine happiness not as something winnable, however it is something you can pursue, caught, and consume (eudaimonia vs hedonia: less being good, more feeling good, less living the well-lived life and experience more well-felt moment. Many ways to measure happiness: pros: valid, reliable, cost-effective, efficient, cons: requires accurate reflections and unbiased assessment of one"s happiness. Epicurus theory: philosophy of wanting more pleasure, while getting as little pain as possible, right actions are right because it causes happiness, and vice versa. Personality: openness: like to try new things, changes, conscientiousness: how motivated you are to do what is right, and your duty, extraversion: how outgoing, agreeableness: how friendly, neuroticism: how easily one can get annoyed. Measuring happiness: 4 points of utility: Instant utility: spontaneous experience: remembered utility: associating the past"s experiences, satisfaction: life domains. Integration: putting it all together: logic of objective happiness, not easy to quantify a quality.
