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."

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The deaths of Epicurus and Hume

I alluded to this in class...

 

 David Hume departed this life cheerfully too, with no expectation of "forever"...  

 --Simon Critchely, The Book of Dead Philosophers
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"Forever," as William Blake said, is a state of mind...

Auguries of Innocence

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 
And Eternity in an hour...
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