Ethics & Happiness

What is the ultimate desire?

• Money

• Happiness

• Cupcakes

• Good grades

Which famous philosopher stated that the ultimate desire was happiness?

• Kant

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Ms. Brown

Where will we find ultimate happiness?

• Heaven

• Family life

• College

• D Block

Which famous theologian stated our ultimate happiness is found in Heaven?

• Aristotle

• St. Mary

• St. Joseph

• St. Thomas Aquinas

What is the motive behind all our actions? (whether we realize it or not)

• No motive

• Survival

• Pain

• Happiness

Will you be happy no matter what decisions you make?

• Sadly, no. Some actions make you feel bad, not happy.

• Yes, it's guaranteed no matter what you do!

Something will make you truly happy if it is truly _________ for you

• positive

• pleasurable

• good

• new

Ethics is the science of natural conduct as known through _________

• Natural reason

• Divine Revelation

• religion class

• what society tells us

Ethics tells us whether an action is _________

• good or bad

• smart or silly

• religious or not religious

• old or new

You should care about ethics because....

• Ethics helps you with math problems.

• You don't want to be punished.

• Even though it's boring, it's better than nothing.

• It shows us which actions lead to happiness!