LISTEN. Meeting the MALA class to talk about educating good citizens tonight. Is civic virtue a source of happiness, a by-product of it, or both? If by happiness we mean something like Greek arete, virtue, and eudaimonia, it must be both. The good life belongs to individuals whose personal flourishing is inseparable from the health and vitality of the polis and the various communities that compose it. And if we agree with John Dewey that good lives and good societies undergo perpetual reconstruction, never ceasing to learn and grow in response to their environing conditions, it must be both. Looking forward to a good conversation with the good citizens of our MALA community this evening. 9.2.21
==LISTEN. Today in Happiness we'll ponder the sources of happiness, or as I like to say (following William James) the springs of delight. And then we'll wonder what's beyond happiness: well-being, flourishing, eudaimonia. [First we'll catch up on "Measured Satisfaction" etc.]
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