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, December 12, 2023

A quiet life

"A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live."


I've discovered a happy Substack community called The Quiet Life. I asked its leader if she knew this quote from Bertrand Russell. She did not, and was delighted to hear it.

Here's her affectionate recollection of her nonagenarian grandfather...
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