22 years ago today I nearly died by suicide in Spain. Ever since, this has always been a bad time of year for me. Some hidden danger lurks in Septembers. But I remain here and standing and today the sun shines and the sea glistens and life feels a still, light, precious diamond.
(https://twitter.com/matthaig1/status/1435194953546743810?s=02)
Successor site to the Philosophy of Happiness blog (http://philoshap.blogspot.com/) that supported PHIL 3160 at MTSU, 2011-2019. The course returns Fall 2025.
PHIL 3160 – Philosophy of Happiness
What is it, how can we best pursue it, why should we? Supporting the study of these and related questions at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond. "Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture."
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You don’t need a pill: Neo
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Let's introduce ourselves, fellow Happiness scholars/pursuers. I'm Dr. Oliver, I've been teaching this course in alternate years...
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Some of these questions will likely turn up (in one form or another) on our first exam at the end of September. Reply to any of the discuss...
His following tweet was so beautiful! "Pain hangs around. It creates echoes and ripples. It can bore you and it can bore others but it is part of reality and not something to hide away like a guilty secret. There is no shame in being alive and feeling depths some don't get to know." I LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteI really want to read his books!
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