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    Socrates and Plato believed that a moral life is a good life. They argued that possessing virtues like kindness, courage, and generosity leads to a good life. Additionally, examining and questioning the nature of things through reason is important. Aristotle believed that a fulfilled life is a good life, which involves being virtuous, healthy, prosperous, having good friends and respecting others. Epicurus argued that a life of pleasure is a good life if pleasures are not excessive and virtue is still practiced. Ethics provides principles for how humans should live and act, addressing questions about what is good, rights and responsibilities. Ethics is important for innovation to ensure new ideas and technologies are developed and used in a way that benefits society and causes

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    Socrates and Plato believed that a moral life is a good life. They argued that possessing virtues like kindness, courage, and generosity leads to a good life. Additionally, examining and questioning the nature of things through reason is important. Aristotle believed that a fulfilled life is a good life, which involves being virtuous, healthy, prosperous, having good friends and respecting others. Epicurus argued that a life of pleasure is a good life if pleasures are not excessive and virtue is still practiced. Ethics provides principles for how humans should live and act, addressing questions about what is good, rights and responsibilities. Ethics is important for innovation to ensure new ideas and technologies are developed and used in a way that benefits society and causes

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    Socrates and Plato believed that a moral life is a good life. They argued that possessing virtues like kindness, courage, and generosity leads to a good life. Additionally, examining and questioning the nature of things through reason is important. Aristotle believed that a fulfilled life is a good life, which involves being virtuous, healthy, prosperous, having good friends and respecting others. Epicurus argued that a life of pleasure is a good life if pleasures are not excessive and virtue is still practiced. Ethics provides principles for how humans should live and act, addressing questions about what is good, rights and responsibilities. Ethics is important for innovation to ensure new ideas and technologies are developed and used in a way that benefits society and causes

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    A Moral Life is a Good Life

    (Socrates and Plato)


    SESSION 5:
    THE GOOD LIFE This concept of good life was suggested
    by Socrates and Plato.

    In this concept, one who has a good life


    is someone who possesses and
    practices most of the important virtues
    Class Discussion: Question such as kindness, courage, loyalty and
    What is a ‘good life’? generosity.

    Examining, reflecting, and questioning


    the nature of things is important to
    THE GOOD LIFE have a good life.

    The answer to the question ‘What is a Servitude to others is important.


    good life?’ varies through time, and
    among different cultures, schools of Also, one must control his or her
    philosophy and individuals. passions and desires through reason in
    order to have a good life.

    The Fulfilled Life is a Good


    Life (Aristotle)
    However, there are three dominant For someone to have a good life, he or
    ideas on what good life is: she:
    1. Must be morally virtuous.
    1. The Moral Life (Socrates and 2. Have a good health and long
    Plato) life;
    2. The Fulfilled Life (Aristotle) 3. Should be prosperous;
    3. The Life of Pleasure (Epicurus) 4. Must have good friends;
    5. Should respect others;
    6. Must have good luck; and
    7. Must use his or her talents,
    abilities and capacities.
    The Three Aspects of Good
     The Life of Pleasure is a Life
    Good Life (Epicurus) Disregarding the hedonistic
    approach, a good life is the integration
    of these three aspects: self-mastery,
    This concept was suggested by contemplation and learning and
    Epicurus. servitude to society.

    This concept states that life is worth


    living because of pleasures.

    The view that pleasures will lead to


    good life is known as hedonism.

    Epicurus recognized all kinds of Ethics and Ethical


    pleasures such as wealth, sexual Standards
    pleasures and fame.
    Now that we have an understanding
    “What is Good Life?”
    However, Epicurus also believed
    that one should not lose The next question is:
    himself/herself to pleasures.
    “How should I live?”
    Ethics answers this question.
    1. This will diminish one’s
    pleasures in the long run; Ethics can be defined as the system of
    2. There are other more important moral principles concerned with what is
    pleasures to consider such as good for one’s self and society. It
    friendship and education; addresses the following dilemmas:
    3. Everyone should live a virtuous
    life. A. How to live a good life
    B. Rights and Responsibilities
    C. The language of right and wrong
    D. What is good and bad
    Living an ethical life is a unique The Role of Ethics in
    characteristic of humans. This is Innovation
    because only humans have the ability
    to reason out and be rational.
    Question:
    What do you think is the role of ethics in
    innovation? Is it really important?
    Ethics provides a framework for
    answering complex questions, allowing
    humans to act based on moral First, let us understand what innovation is.
    principles.

    1. Divergence
    Ethical dilemmas are inevitable. We Innovation seeks to change the
    encounter them in our daily lives. It is status quo. It aims to generate new
    ideas, concepts and methods, hence,
    very important that our actions and
    diverging from the current and
    decisions are based on moral principles.
    common. In this way, problems and
    concerns can be solved using new and
    different approaches.
    EXAMPLE:

     Will I tell my mom that I got low


    grades in some of my subjects?

    2. Curiosity
     Is it okay to eat in an expensive
    According to Aristotle, curiosity
    restaurant while others are allows us to search for our intellectual
    starving? virtues. Curiosity drives us to explore
    and examine things and ultimately
    enables us to gain new knowledge.
     Will I tell my friend that his or Innovation starts from curiosity.
    her partner is cheating even
    though I know that I will hurt
    him or her.
    3. Multi-disciplinary Innovation is a shared
    To come up with an innovative responsibility between the innovator
    solution, a multi-disciplinary approach and the community. The innovator’s
    should be used. A multi-disciplinary intent for his innovation should be for
    approach provides a deeper and more the common good of the community.
    holistic discourse about the problem On the other hand, the community
    and potential solutions. This made should use the innovation in a
    possible through teams composed of responsible manner.
    people with diverse backgrounds and
    skills.

    What is the difference between


    technology and innovation?

     Innovation is a human-centered
    4. Resilience perspective and process. It is the
    Innovation is usually the end generation of new ideas, concepts
    product of many experiments. or methods in order to solve
    Innovators need resilience to continue problems.
    processing and testing ideas despite
    many previous failures.  Technology is a possible product of
    innovation. Technology is also
    important in the development of
    innovation.

     The term innovation is more


    encompassing than technology.
    5. Effect to People
    Innovators should consider the Innovation should not just consider the
    effect of their innovation to people. technological or economic gains. It should
    After all, innovations are intended to be ethical too. Innovation affects people
    benefit the end-users, and the end- and the many aspects of life, like health,
    users are the ultimate judge if the politics, communication and justice
    innovation is useful and relevant to system. Hence, innovation should be done
    them. within the ethical framework.

    6. Shared Responsibility
    Ethical innovations are those that are
    humanistic, participatory, and sustainable.
     Humanistic – the innovation should
    be human-centered which means
    that it should be relevant to
    humans.
     Participatory – the design of the
    innovation was done with the
    people, not just for the people.
     Sustainable – the innovation could
    sustain for a long time considering
    social, economical, political and
    environmental aspects.

    The Good Life, innovation


    Ethics

    HOW ARE THEY RELATED?

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