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How do I live a good life?

Updated Tuesday, 7th April 2015

The philosophy regarding how we live a good life is discussed in these animations.

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Aristotle's ideas of flourishing, Buddha's four noble truths and much more is discussed in these short animations.

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These animations were produced as part of the BBC's A History of Ideas.

Aristotle on flourishing

This animation looks at Aristotle's ideas about flourishing and how to live a good life.

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Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

The founder of sociology, Max Weber drilled in the value of hard work into our everyday ethic.

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Buddhism's four Noble Truths

This animation explores the Buddha's Four Noble Truths.

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Ayn Rand and selfishness

Morality and selfishness sound like opposites - but not according to the Russian-American novelist of the 1950s, Ayn Rand.

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