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."

Sunday, August 13, 2023

 To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of a total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness. 

Erich Fromm

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  1. PhilAugust 13, 2023 at 12:33 PM

    Total detachment would make a person a bad stoic (or a good Pyrrhonic skeptic), and not happy in what most of us would consider the preferred sense.

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