1. IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY…

2. JOURNAL QUESTION:
What are some things people do today that give them a FALSE sense of happiness? Explain.

3. FREEDOM OF INDIFFERENCE VS. FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE

4. FREEDOM OF INDIFFERENCE
Put forward by William of Ockham in the 14th century
Is based on a view of God as a supreme judge
God’s will is free to do whatever God wishes
We must follow God’s will or else we are sinning
Our will is NOT connected to God’s will
Morality is based on Obligations

5. FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE
Put forward by Thomas Aquinas in 14th century
It views God as a coach to help us become better people
It views freedom like a muscle or a skill that develops
Morality is based on the question of the absolute Good and Truth
The goal of morality is for us to become happier
As time goes on, we should understand better God’s will.

6. What’s so important about Happiness?
It is the goal of Freedom for Excellence
It is what God wants for each of us
It is what WE want for ourselves
“This desire [happiness] is of divine origin: God has placed it in the human heart in order to draw man to the One who alone can fulfill it.” (CCC #1718)

7. PLEASURE VS. JOY
-Pleasure is a nice feeling when someone encounters some exterior good.
-Pleasure always avoids pain
-Pleasure is brief and superficial
-Pleasure is something individual that decreases when you have to share it with others
Joy is something interior that results when someone does something good.
-Joy works through pain to come to a greater good.
-Joy lasts for a long time
-Joy is for all to experience and actually grows when you share it
PLEASURE
JOY