REVIEW
According to Epicurus, the basis of morality is pleasure.
According to Epicurus, it is better to act well and to fail than to be successful due to chance.
Pleasure, according to Epicurus, is freedom from pain and fear.
Epicurus argues that natural science is necessary to attain the pleasures we seek.
Epicurus claims that philosophy is better than prudence.
Epicurus thinks it is wise to fear death.
Epicurus values philosophy.
Just like the Epicureans, the Stoics were also aiming for happiness.
The stoic believes that negative feelings (such as boredom, restlessness, sense of futility) are caused by us--not
by events in the world.
The stoic believes that some worldly activities can only be enjoyed by their results (such as a love affair or a
career).
Stoicism is the view that you should not show your feelings.
Stoicism is the view that we are in charge of our future.
According to the stoic position, you feel good because the world is right, not that your world is right because
you feel good.
Aristotle believed that the good life is achieved through the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
Aristotle argued that virtues are innate, meaning we are born with them.
Aristotle's ethics focuses primarily on actions, rather than the kind of person one should be.
According to Aristotle, happiness is an activity, not a state.
According to Aristotle, people never voluntarily do anything bad.
According to Aristotle, the function of human life is rational activity.
Aristotle believed that we acquire virtues through habituation and practice.