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, June 25, 2024

How to Avoid Work: A 1949 Guide to Doing What You Love – The Marginalian

"…Actually, there is only one way in this world to achieve true happiness, and that is to express yourself with all your skill and enthusiasm in a career that appeals to you more than any other. In such a career, you feel a sense of purpose, a sense of achievement. You feel you are making a contribution. It is not work..."
https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/12/14/how-to-avoid-work/

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Stoic happiness

"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things."...