Transcript Philosophical Schools of Thought

Philosophical Schools of
Thought
ABSOLUTISM
RELATIVISM
EMPIRICISM
HEDONISM
QUIETISM
CYNICISM
Objectivism/Absolutism
 There
is fundamentally one & only one
good life for all to lead…
Subjectivism/Relativism
 There
is no absolute determination of
morality
 Truth is relative to the individual &
circumstances
 Moral judgments are neither true or false
 Truth & false can only be interpreted by
each individual
Empiricism
 Believes
that we should only trust what we
experience personally
 Measured by and filtered through the
senses
Hedonism
 Comes
from the Greek word for pleasure
 Pleasure alone is good
 All happiness is a function of pleasure
 Hippie motto: “If it feels good, do it.”
 Differs from Epicureanism – pain negates
pleasure – hedonism makes no such
distinction
Quietism
 Eastern/Oriental
 Accept
ethical philosophy
adversity
 Though we suffer, it’s our ethical duty to
make the best of things
 Submission in tranquility & meditation
 Physical world of the senses is an illusion
 Truth & happiness transcends the material
world
Cynicism
 Assumes
the world is fundamentally evil
 To live righteously – withdraw from
participation in the world
 Possession of material goods c/n create
happiness – creates constant striving,
continual disappointment, dissatisfaction
 True happiness resides within each
 Live frugal, solitary life shunning world’s
goods