Hum 101 final pt 3 Word Scramble
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big-earnings theory | from the hedonist view that people who work heard or who make sacrifices for others deserve material rewards |
carpe diem | Latin phrase meaning "seize the day"; a major hedonist creed which advises us to live for the moment and amass all the pleasures we can |
epicureanism | based on teachings of Epicurus, the belief that happiness is freedom from pain |
hedonism | from the Greek for "delight," the belief that happiness consists of the sum of all the pleasures we can experience |
Hinayana | one of the 2 major schools of Buddhism; from the Sanskrit meaning "little ferryboat," also called the "narrow path,: the personal attainment of serenity thru meditation |
Mahatma | from Sanskrit words meaning "great" and "soul," a title of love and respect for one who is know to be wise and good; applied to Ghandi |
Mahayana | one of the 2 major schools of Buddhism; from Sanskrit meaning "big ferryboat," the wider path to happiness, attainable by helping others find the way |
moksha | early Hindu term for the higher state of happiness possible, a condition of pure bliss in which one is free from all desire |
nirvana | Buddhist term for the highest state of happiness possible, akin to the Hindu concept of moksha |
schadenfreude | German term for the experience of joy in the misfortunes of others |
stoicism | named for the stoa (porch) where Zeno taught the philosophy of curbing desire to cope with the inevitability of pain |
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