Philosophical Schools of Thought

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Philosophical Schools of Thought
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• ABSOLUTISM
• RELATIVISM
• EMPIRICISM
• HEDONISM
• QUIETISM
• CYNICISM

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Objectivism/Absolutism

• There is fundamentally one only one good life
  for all to lead

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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

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Empiricism

• Believes that we should only trust what we
  experience personally
• Measured by and filtered through the senses

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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

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Quietism

• Eastern/Oriental ethical philosophy
• Accept adversity
• Though we suffer, its 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

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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 worlds goods