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."

Saturday, September 7, 2024

“happiness is the longing for repetition.”

But that's why we CAN be happy, I say.

"And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition."
​― Milan Kundera/𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔
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