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A 5 page paper that considers what elements are necessary for determining the "good life" and happiness. By providing numerous examples, the writer supports the belief that morality and personal ethics are necessary elements in achieving internal happiness. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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was determined through a pursuit of knowledge and wisdom and the creation of ethically correct actions. Other people might relate the achievement of the "good Life" and happiness to
the attainment of money or social standing, or the devotion of life to religious pursuits. In order to develop a personal concept of the "good Life" and happiness,
it is first necessary to conceptualize personal morality in order to determine a balance between desire and ethics. From a personal perspective, living a "good life" means not only
achieving those things that are desirable, but also finding a way to achieve these things within an ethical framework. There are basic precepts that can be supported as elemental aspects
of morality. It can be suggested that in order to live in a moral way, man should not kill. It can also be said that man should not
steal or cause others harm. But as concrete as these moral "rules" appear, there are definitive exceptions that can determine these actions to be as moral as they can
be immoral. If, for example, another individual threatens your physical safety, the life of your family, or the safety and livelihood of others around you, it appears almost immoral
not to take action. Self-defense is one defense of murder that has not only moral acceptability in our culture, but also excuses the most aberrant of criminal acts (Halberstam
149). Similarly, concrete elements of morality like stealing may not be determined as morally acceptable, but the alternatives to them could be immoral. For example, if
a mother steals bread to feed her children, she might be considered a thief for her actions, even though they were driven by a moral obligation. But if her
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