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."

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Shelby Foote

 It's Shelby Foote's birthday. It made me happy to listen to him in Ken Burns' Civil War, to find his "teahouse"... but it made me sad to find his abandoned house in Memphis... WA

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