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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A.I. chimes in on the recommended reading
I ran my list of recommended texts for our course by chatGPT, and got back some pretty impressive additional thoughts: the italicized senten...
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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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E3 1. How was Aristotle both correct and incorrect about how the seasons changed? Pg. 27 2. What did the Epicureans regard as the most ...
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phil Oliver (@osopher) MTSU philosophy lecturer to speak on ‘Freedom in E...
Some may find this comic daunting and even slightly depressive, however I find joy in our insignificance! Out of all the crazy things in our great cosmos, somehow, I ended up being alive on Earth at the time I am. Just because in the grand cosmic scheme I am insignificant does not mean I have to stop living or being! Like we talked of last week, we are here, my home is Earth, and insignificant it may be or not, I am going to keep living on it! Also, our cosmic insignificance also makes me feel better when negative things happen. Life is short, we are insignificant, so let's live happy and free!
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