PHILOSOPHY - The Good Life: Aristotle [HD]

Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life presented by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. He explains why Aristotle believes that a human being lives well when he acts rightly and possesses all virtues, both intellectual and those relating to good character.

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[JM-ztvq]

The fact that these ideas came from ancient times baffles me. What the hell happened in the in-between years

[mr]

thank you for putting his ideas together in such a brilliant way

[LearnEnglishESL]

Virtues have real for the spiritual perfections they are man’s birthright and belong to him alone of all creation." ~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks

[moniquewinston-mcfadden]

Thank you so much for making this video! I was having such a hard time understanding the text and everyone else who has uploaded hasn't done a good just of explaining! this was a life

[qiyamahhameed]

Omg thank you for this video I have been having so much trouble understanding Aristotle's The Good Life until now!

[GabrielMartinez-pqrg]

Thanks for the video! Nicomachean Ethics change my Life. People don't really know the meaning of "Knowledge is Power". and the Good Life. The good life can only come as the result of virtues. Goodness, Courage etc.

[pinafamlia]

Thank you for making this! It helped me understand what Aristotle was saying about the good life!

[mateom]

Great video! very well spoken and the illustrations are appreciated as they help further develop an understanding of the topic

[samsonransom]

how can you dislike something set in stone by one of the most respected individuals of all time over 2 thousand years ago. ik its only 15 but come on

[zero_one]

This was a very succint way of explaining his theory, thank you.

[kakoomakoo]

THIS IS AMAZING! thank you so much for this!!

[Howtos]

Thank you! I'm using this for my class! It is very clear, entertaining, insightful, and accurate ... and inspiring!

[Blasian]

That's just like your opinion...Aristotle

[HarveySeasalt]

great video, but something seems weird about that hand writing and drawing stuff... is that a program or something?

[wendylogan]

Makes Aristotle's theories accessible by using plain language, clarity of thought, and progression of ideas.

[Appleblade]

Science is not the top intellectual virtue (Theoretical Wisdom is) ... it's philosophizing, not doing science, that's the best life for Aristotle.

Also, the notion of obligation is wholly missing in Aristotle, so it's odd to tag it on at the end of the video as if he would endorse the idea of an obligation of government to equal treatment of people in a society (which he obviously rejected, as he thought there were natural slaves).

[danmart]

2019 anyone?

PS here because of philosophy test tomorrow. Wish me luck

[OmarDelawar]

This is really good and way too underrated! Liked and subbed.

[Philosophydecade]

I side with Aristotle with the mean but with the stoics that virtue is sufficient of happiness

[kalesare]

crazy to think the answer is out there and has been for thousands of years but we choose to ignore it and have this type of state