I sometimes hear from my students that they think pursuing happiness is a selfish act. The evidence actually suggests that people who self-report being happier are more prosocial and nicer to other people, not more selfish.
This is the feel-good do-good phenomenon: when people are in a good mood, they tend to help other people. You've probably seen this in your own life, where you've held the door open for someone because you were in a good mood...
Laurie Santos
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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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