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."

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Dorothy Day

"We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community."

Dorothy Day, born on this day in 1897, on human connection, music, and the power of community: https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/06/14/dorothy-day-the-long-loneliness-love/

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