PHIL 200 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Test infoOutline of Current Lecture II. Two theories of the good lifea. Definitionsb. Real lifeCurrent LectureIII: Two theories of the good lifea. DefinitionsInstrumentally Valuable: things that are only valuable because they lead to something else that is valuable. Ex.) moneyIntrinsically Valuable: things valuable in their own right, not because they lead to something else of valueHedonism: happiness (pleasure) is the only thing that has intrinsic value. Unhappiness (pain) is the only intrinsically bad thing.b. Real lifeWhat we need to know to know in order to make our lives go better, is what has intrinsic value.A good life that is going to be one that has a lot of whatever is intrinsically valuable.Hedonism states that one thing their lives have is: happiness. Phrased in term of good life, the theory looks like: *you have a good life if and only if you are happy-if you are happy, then you have a good life-if you have a good life, then you are happyReasons for Hedonism:1.) many ways to be happy, according to hedonismThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2.) personal authority about the good life2 General ways of going:-one size fits all theories of the good life (very authoritarian)-everyone gets to decide for him or herself (egalitarian) *Hedonism is in between. Many different ways to be happy, but you have to be
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