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artiteacher Drag daily choices onto the scale to discover Aristotle's ancient guide to a good life.
artiteacher Eudaimonia
Flourish every day, flourish every day, it's a lifetime of virtue.
artiteacher Everything in nature has a specific function, and human flourishing comes from fulfilling ours.
Aristotle's lost dialogues: Aristotle wrote popular dialogues that were praised for their beautiful style, but only his dense lecture notes survived.
artiteacher Aristotle distinguished temporary pleasures from the deep fulfillment of living a virtuous life.
The state of human flourishing, well-being, or living a highly fulfilled life. Aristotle argued in his Nicomachean Ethics that this state is achieved through active lifelong virtue.
What did Aristotle call the fleeting, sensory pleasure that differs from deep, long-term flourishing?
What is the most important ingredient for a happy life?
To whom did Aristotle dedicate his famous book on ethics, the Nicomachean Ethics?
What did Aristotle believe was necessary to judge if a person had truly achieved a flourishing life?
How did Aristotle's view on happiness differ from the later school of philosophy known as Stoicism?
According to Aristotle's concept of 'telos,' what is the ultimate purpose or function of human beings?
In what century did Aristotle live and write his philosophical works?
Which philosopher was Aristotle's primary teacher at the Academy in Athens?
What ancient Greek term did Aristotle use to describe the ultimate state of human flourishing and well-being?
artiteacher Sort facts from rumors to learn how to question everything in a world of misinformation.
artiteacher The Gadfly of Athens
Like a gadfly in the Agora, we're buzzing to wake up your mind!
artiteacher Sentenced to death by a democratic jury, Socrates chose to drink poison rather than escape his homeland.
Socrates' appearance: Socrates was physically unattractive, with bulging eyes and a snub nose, contrasting sharply with the ancient Greek ideal of physical beauty.
artiteacher Socrates compared himself to a gadfly biting a lazy horse, waking Athens up to its own ignorance.
A person who persistently annoys, provokes, or challenges others with criticism or ideas. Socrates famously compared himself to this insect during his 399 BC trial in ancient Athens.
What poisonous plant did Socrates drink to carry out his death sentence?
Who was the Oracle that claimed no one in Greece was wiser than Socrates?
What famous phrase did Socrates utter during his trial regarding life's value?
How many citizens served on the Athenian jury that sentenced Socrates to death?
Which famous student of Socrates wrote down his dialogues, as Socrates wrote nothing?
In what year did the trial of Socrates take place in ancient Athens?
What insect did Socrates compare himself to when describing his role in Athens?
What public space in Athens did Socrates most frequent to debate citizens?
artiteacher The School of Meaning
When the report cards brought a shadow of fear, We found a meaning that made it disappear.
artiteacher Logotherapy comes from the Greek word 'logos,' which translates to meaning, focus, or reason.
Vienna's psychology clash: Sigmund Freud once expelled Viktor Frankl from his psychoanalytic society via a postcard in 1925.
artiteacher Before World War II, Frankl ran a groundbreaking program in Vienna that dramatically reduced youth suicide rates.
A school of psychotherapy based on the belief that finding meaning in life is the primary human motivational force. Viktor Frankl developed this approach in 1930s Vienna as the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy.
What term did Viktor Frankl use to describe the unique spiritual and purposeful dimension of human existence?
Which primary drive motivates you the most in your daily life?
What does the Greek root word 'logos' mean in Viktor Frankl's logotherapy?
In which city did Viktor Frankl establish his groundbreaking youth suicide prevention program in 1928?
Which psychologist proposed the 'will to power' as the primary human drive?
How did Viktor Frankl's logotherapy differ from Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis?
Which Viennese psychologist championed the 'will to pleasure' before Viktor Frankl's work?
What was the result of Viktor Frankl's student counseling program in Vienna between 1928 and 1930?
In what decade did Viktor Frankl first develop the core concepts of logotherapy?
artiteacher Sort simple pleasures from endless wants to discover how to be happy with less.